Oxbow Mine

The Oxbow Mine is a gold mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,400 feet.

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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: Oxbow Mine

State: Arizona

County: Gila

Elevation: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)

Primary Mineral: Gold

Lat, Long: 34.1689, -111.35310

Satelite image of the Oxbow Mine

Oxbow Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Oxbow Mine
Secondary: Oxbow Property
Secondary: Golden Wreath

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite

Location

State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Green Valley District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest

Holdings

Type: Located Claim
Type: Patented

Workings

Ownership

Owner Name: Pete Saccuci
Info Year: 1973

Owner Name: Clay Thorne
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1980

Production

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1916
Discovery Year: 1876
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: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Orebody

Structure

Alterations

Rocks

Analytical Data

Materials

Unknown: Chalcopyrite

Unknown: Chrysocolla

Unknown: Dioptase

Unknown: Gold

Unknown: Malachite

Unknown: Wulfenite

Unknown: Fluorite

Comments

Comment Type: Deposit	Comment: PROPERTY IS ALSO UNDER USGS MRDS ID NO. M030443.
Comment Type: Geology	Comment: STRIKE IS N-S; DIP IS 45-85 DEGREES WEST
Comment Type: Geology	Comment: CUPRODESCLOIZITE IS ALSO PRESENT AT THE PROPERTY.

References

Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: ELEVATORSKI,E A,AZ INDUSTRIAL MINERALS,ADMR PUB,1978,P30
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: USGS PAYSON SOUTH QUAD
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: ADMR OX BOW MINE FILE
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: LAUSEN C AND E D WILSON GOLD AND COPPER DEPOSITS NEAR PAYSON
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: AZBM BULL 120 1915 P 7, 31 AND 37
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: AZ MINING JOURNAL MAY 1920 P 56-58