The San Luis Wash Placers is a gold mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,750 feet.
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
Elevation: 3,750 Feet (1,143 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 31.55972, -111.41417
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San Luis Wash Placers MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: San Luis Wash Placers
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Arivaca District
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
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
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Form: SPOTTY
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): WET AND DRY METHODS.
Comment (Commodity): COARSE AND ANGULAR GOLD PARTICLES
Comment (Deposit): BENCHES BETWEEN WASHES AND PEDIMENT
Comment (Geology): FEW BOULDERS, BUT CONSIDERABLE CLAY.
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 106
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): (1) KEITH, S. B., 1974 , P. 106 .
Arizona Gold
"Where to Find Gold in Arizona" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Arizona. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Arizona.
