The Ben Lomand Mines is a gold and silver mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,402 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
Elevation: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 32.04917, -112.13611
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Ben Lomand Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ben Lomand Mines
Secondary: McKay
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1932
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^10 Oz Au/Ton, 3 Oz Ag/Ton, Minor Pb And Cu.
Year: 1889
Time Period: 1880 - 1889
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^10 Oz Au/Ton, 20 Oz Ag/Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1885
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: SPOTTY, POCKETY, NARROW, IRREGULAR, LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 14 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Workings): TUNNEL AND SHAFT WORKINGS
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880-1890
Comment (Location): E CENTER SECTION 11 . PAPAGO INDIAN RESERVATION
Comment (Development): ACTIVE IN 1925, WHEN PRODUCTION FIGURES ARE NOT AVAILABLE, AND IN 1932, AS WELL AS IN THE 1890'S
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 139
Reference (Production): ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 139 .
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