San Marcos Mine

The San Marcos Mine is a gold and silver mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,201 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

Name: San Marcos Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  La Paz

Elevation: 2,201 Feet (671 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 33.78278, -113.47917

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San Marcos Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: San Marcos Mine
Secondary: Pittsburg Wilson


Commodity

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


Location

State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: Harquahala District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past 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

Not available


Orebody

Form: LENSING


Structure

Type: L
Description: Faulting Is Pronounced, As In Other Prospects Of This Type In This Locality


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Ore: Specularite


Comments

Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT


References

Reference (Deposit): BANCROFT, HOWLAND; 1911; ORE DEPOSITS IN NORTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 451, P. 113

Reference (Deposit): ELSING, M.J.; HEINEMAN, R.E.S.; 1936; ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION; ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 140, P. 104

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. 132

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1978, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 192, P. 153

Reference (Production): A.B.M. BULLETIN 140, P.104 (9) KEITH, S.B., 1978


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