Austerlitz Mine

The Austerlitz Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,301 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

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Site Name

Primary: Austerlitz Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Oro Blanco 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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Platoro Corp.
Years: 1963 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1912
Year Last Production: 1963
Discovery Year: 1865
Discovery Method: 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: LENS

Structure

Type: R
Description: Block Faulting.

Type: L
Description: N65e Striking, 40 To 80 N Dipping Faults Offset - Mineralization & Dikes

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification; Qtz-Ser-Pyr ; Weak Wall Rock Alteration

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 6.04 OZ/TON AG. (FROM PRIVATE REPORT)
Analytical Data: CRAWFORD STOPE 55 SAMPLES AVERAGED - .083 OZ/ TON AU

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Comment (Production): D1-FROM BLIND ORESHOOT (CRAWFORD STOPE) DISCOVERED IN 1912; D2 - 2 CARLOADS OF OXIDIZED ORE FROM BARCKLEY STOPE; D3-FEW TONS FOR TESTS AS SMELTER FLUX

Comment (Development): PAST OPERATORS INCLUDE ORO BLANCO MINING CO. (1949), ARTHUR NOON (1916, 1922, 1942), F.B. CANEZ (1939-41), FORD WOODWORTH (1913), MITCHELL AND SELLBURG (1936)

Comment (Deposit): INFORMATION GIVEN FOR CRAWFORD ORE SHOOT - THE MOST PRODUCTIVE SILICIFIED ZONE. OXIDATION AND SUPERGENE ENRICHMENT PRODUCED LIMITED, RICH, NEAR SURFACE ORE. AUSTERLITZ MINE HAS 2 TYPES OF MINERALIZATION: 1) QUARTZ SULFIDE VEINS 2) SILICIFIED ZONES - MINERALIZATION OCCURRED BEFORE INTRUSION OF SIDE WINDER DIKES WHICH TOTALLY SURROUND MINERALIZED AREA.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS FROM 3 SHAFTS (2 REFILLED) AND 2 LEVELS.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: SILICIFIED ZONES ARE A MYRIAD OF THIN WHITE QUARTZ VEINLETS AND STRINGERS WITH PYRITE IN SILICIFIED TUFF.

References

Reference (Deposit): KNIGHT, L.H., JR., 1970, ORO BLANCO DISTRICT: UNIV. ARIZ. PH.D.-THESIS.

Reference (Deposit): MILTON, M.C., 1913, ORO BLANCO DISTRICT: EMJ, V. 96, P. 1006.

Reference (Deposit): WILSON ET AL, 1934, ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES: ABM BULL. 137.

Reference (Deposit): YEEND, WARREN, 1973.

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1975, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN SANTA CRUZ CO., ARIZ.: ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL 191, P. 62.y

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): KNIGHT LHJR 1970; ALSO WILSON ETAL 1934 ; ABM FILE DATA

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