Orofino Mine

The Orofino Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,199 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: Orofino Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 4,199 Feet (1,280 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 34.37778, -112.39556

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Orofino Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Orofino Mine


Commodity

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


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Turkey Creek District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: F. L. Land, Oro Fino Mines Inc.
Years: 1965 -

Owner Name: Robert And Leonard Manifee
Years: 1964 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1937
Year Last Production: 1965
Discovery Year: 1916
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Foliation In Proterozoic Metavolcanic Rocks Trends N10e To N20e

Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Foliation In Proterozoic Rocks


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor


Rocks

Name: Amphibolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1770.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1770.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1770.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Development): CLAIMS INCLUDE ORA FINA (OR OROFINO) AND ORA FINA #1,#2,#3,#4

Comment (Workings): SHAFT LOCATED ON ORA FINA CLAIM

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PROTEROZOIC METAVOLCANIC ROCKS

Comment (Location): 0.8 MILES EAST OF PALACE STATION. OROFINO NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH ORO FINO (TOW WORDS) PLACER DEPOSIT LOCATED ON HASSAYAMPA RIVER IN T12N, R3W, SEC 11, 52.


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPING FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ MAP GQ-997

Reference (Deposit): ARIZ DEPT MIN RESOURCES FILE DATA


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