Oro Blanco Mine Group

The Oro Blanco Mine Group is a gold and silver mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,648 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: Oro Blanco Mine Group  

State:  Arizona

County:  Santa Cruz

Elevation: 3,648 Feet (1,112 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 34.1322, -112.38280

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Oro Blanco Mine Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Oro Blanco Mine Group


Commodity

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


Location

State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

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Ownership

Owner Name: Minefinders Corp. Ltd.
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1996

Owner Name: Oro Blanco Mg Co; Fernald; Legend Group Ltd; Artesia In
Info Year: 1975

Owner Name: Arizona Western Gold Mines Inc
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1976


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY 1996/97, P.141. DRILL-INDICATED RESERVES: 500,000 TONS @ 0.042, 38,000 TONS @ 0.092, 30,000 TONS @ 0.78 OZ AU/TON.


References

Reference (Deposit): REPORT OF THE REGION CONTIGOUS TO THE MONTANA MINE

Reference (Deposit): PRIVATE RECORDS

Reference (Deposit): SANTA CRUZ CTY RECORDER'S RECORDS

Reference (Deposit): EQUINOX RESOURCES LTD. 1992 ANNUAL REPORT, P.11.


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