Orizaba

The Orizaba is a gold, silica, and silver mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,601 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: Orizaba  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pinal

Elevation: 1,601 Feet (488 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silica, Silver

Lat, Long: 32.6194, -111.91190

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Orizaba MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Orizaba


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silica
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): ADDITIONAL WORKINGS SECTION 24

Reference (Deposit): USGS 15 SILVER REEF MTS QUAD

Reference (Deposit): TENNEY,JAMES HISTORY OF MINING IN AZ 1927-29 P 337-338

Reference (Deposit): TENNEY,J B ECONOMIC GEOLOGICAL RECONN OF CASA GRANDE MINING

Reference (Deposit): DISTRICT AZBM 1934 P 22-23

Reference (Deposit): ADMR PICO ACE GROUP FILE

Reference (Deposit): ADMR ORIZABA MINE FILE

Reference (Deposit): ADMR JACK RABBIT SILICA MINE FILE

Reference (Deposit): USAEC PRELIM RECONN REPORT 172-488 1953 P 13

Reference (Deposit): ADMR U FILE

Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILES

Reference (Deposit): ELEVATORSKI,E A AZ INDUSTRIAL MINERALS 1980 P 57

Reference (Deposit): BUR.GEO.& MIN.TECH MIN MAP NOTES


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