The Old Timer Mine is a silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,530 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 2,530 Feet (771 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 32.06167, -111.93111
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Old Timer Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Old Timer Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1946
Year Last Production: 1949
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): SW 1/4 SECTION 3 . PAPAGO INDIAN RESERVATION.
Comment (Production): FEW TONS PRODUCED 1946 - 1949 .
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED EARNEST RANDOLPH, PICACHO MINES, INC.
Comment (Workings): INCLINE SHAFT AND PIT
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 112
Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 112
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