Albatross Mine

The Albatross Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,799 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: Albatross Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pima

Elevation: 3,799 Feet (1,158 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 31.61833, -111.37000

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Albatross Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Albatross Mine
Secondary: Gnome King


Commodity

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


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Amado District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1932
Year Last Production: 1940
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: IRREGULAR LENSES


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Production): SPORADIC PRODUCTION IN 1930'S AND 1940'S. ZINC NOT RECOVERED

Comment (Deposit): OXIDATION, ENRICHMENT NEAR SURFACE

Comment (Workings): TUNNEL AND SHAFT OPERATIONS , 2 TUNNELS, 225 AND 68 FT


References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 104 .

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Production): ( 8 ) ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 104 .


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