Oro Bueno Mine

The Oro Bueno Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,480 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: Oro Bueno Mine
Secondary: Gold Standard

Commodity

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

Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Crosby District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Owner Name: Oro Bueno Mng. Co. (1950'S)

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1937
Year Last Production: 1937
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: Minor Foliation In Schist Trends Ne; Igneous Rocks Massive

Type: L
Description: Veins Often Are Low-Angle, Dipping Less Than 40 Degrees

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Workings): 2 DRIFTS, EACH ABOUT 500 FT LONG

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS LOW-ANGLE QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PROTEROZOIC IGNEOUS ROCKS. TERTIARY IGNEOUS ROCKS MAY BE PRESENT LOCALLY ALONG QUARTZ VEINS OR MAY BE ABSENT

Comment (Location): LOCATION MEASURED TO CENTER OF GROUP OF 4 ADITS. ADDITIONAL WORKING TO SOUTHWEST.

Comment (Development): THREE PATENTED CLAIMS, SILVER BELT, GOLD STANDARD, LUCY

References

Reference (Deposit): USBM I.C. 6991, P. 76-77

Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA

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