Red Wing Mine

The Red Wing Mine is a gold mine located in Pima county, Arizona.

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: Red Wing Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pima

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 32.00833, -111.85389

Map: View on Google Maps

Satelite View

MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.


Satelite image of the Red Wing Mine

Red Wing Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Red Wing Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Cababi District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Jaeger, Gus H.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1933
Year Last Production: 1934
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


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Partly Oxidized


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): ASSUMED CENTER OF NE 1/4 SECTION 29 ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1977)

Comment (Geology): GEOLOGY REFERENCE NOT SPECIFIC TO THIS MINE


References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT 189, P. 110

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA


Arizona Gold

Where to Find Gold in Arizona

"Where to Find Gold in Arizona" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Arizona. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Arizona.