San Antonio Mine

The San Antonio Mine is a zinc, lead, copper, and silver mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona.

About the MRDS Data:

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

Name: San Antonio Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Santa Cruz

Elevation:

Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver

Lat, Long: 31.37472, -110.69194

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San Antonio Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: San Antonio Mine
Secondary: Texas Mine? Very Close Location


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Patagonia District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1925
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: SMALL, IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1965)

Comment (Deposit): SILVER IN OXIDIZED ZONE

Comment (Production): WORKED SPORADICALLY

Comment (Development): WORKED MAINLY BY LESSEES

Comment (Workings): SHAFT OPERATIONS

Comment (Geology): LIMESTONE PYROMETAMORPHOSED


References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1975, ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 191, P. 79

Reference (Production): KEITH, 1975


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