Santa Rita

The Santa Rita is a gold and lead mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,921 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: Santa Rita  

State:  Arizona

County:  Santa Cruz

Elevation: 4,921 Feet (1,500 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Lead

Lat, Long: 31.6972, -110.92810

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Satelite image of the Santa Rita

Santa Rita MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Santa Rita
Secondary: Good Luck Mine
Secondary: Unit, Az, Usbm Ofr Mla 11-94.
Secondary: Coronado Nf, Part 12, Santa Rita Mt


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Tyndall


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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Wighard
Info Year: 1914

Owner Name: Patagonia Mines And Dev Co; Ewing; Campbell; Davis
Info Year: 1914


Production

Year: 1908
Description: 28 Oz/T Au, 13 Oz/T Ag, 16% Pb 384 Tons


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1900
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): USBM FIELD NOTES PB35

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER F C USGS BULL 582 P184-185

Reference (Deposit): KEITH S B 1975 AZBM BULL 191 P 85

Reference (Deposit): AZBM CARD FILE SANTA CRUZ CTY


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