Margarita Mine Group

The Margarita Mine Group is a gold and silver mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,049 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: Margarita Mine Group  

State:  Arizona

County:  Santa Cruz

Elevation: 4,049 Feet (1,234 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 31.4447, -111.25530

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Margarita Mine Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Margarita Mine Group
Secondary: Golden Eagle
Secondary: Mcdonald
Secondary: Rob Roy


Commodity

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


Location

State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Oro Blanco


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

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Newfields Minerals, Inc.
Info Year: 1988


Production

Year: 1941
Time Period: 1903-1941
Description: 1903-1941. See Comments For Grades. 4400 St Ore


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Sphalerite


Comments

Comment (Production): GRADES FOR 1903-41 PRODUCTION: 0.3 TR OZ/ST AU, 0.6 TR OZ/ST AG, MINOR PB AND CU.


References

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

Reference (Deposit): INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES I SANTA CRUZ CTY

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

Reference (Reserve-Resource): WALENGA, K. CANADIAN FIRM SAYS IT WILL DEVELOP SANTA CRUZ

Reference (Reserve-Resource): GOLD MINE. PAY DIRT, NO. 589, JULY 1988, P. 16A.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES. UNPUB-

Reference (Reserve-Resource): LISHED, PUBLIC FILES DATA, 1988; AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

Reference (Reserve-Resource): FROM ADMMR, PHOENIX, AZ.

Reference (Deposit): PRIVATE RECORDS


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