Pandino Mine

The Pandino Mine is a gold mine located in Yuma county, Arizona at an elevation of 351 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

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Site Name

Primary: Pandino Mine
Secondary: Las Flores Group
Secondary: Panadero

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Manganese

Location

State: Arizona
County: Yuma
District: Laguna District

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 1940
Time Period: 1860-1940
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.4 Oz Au/Ton, 0.1 Oz Ag/Ton

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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

Not available

Orebody

Form: LENTICULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Sericite

Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF SOME RECENT SHALLOW CUTS AND AN OLD SHAFT

Comment (Production): COMBINED PRODUCTION OF LAS FLORES GROUP

Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE YUMA TEST STATION

References

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D.; 1933; GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 134, P. 216

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D.; CUNNINGHAM, J.B.; BUTLER, G.M.; 1934; ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 137, P. 150

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1978, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 192, P. 157

Reference (Production): A.B.M. BULLETIN 134, P. 216 (8) KEITH, S.B., 1978

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