Ridley Mine

The Ridley Mine is a copper, gold, lead, silver, and zinc mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,020 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: Ridley Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pima

Elevation: 5,020 Feet (1,530 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc

Lat, Long: 31.8489, -110.81390

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Ridley Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ridley Mine


Commodity

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


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pima


Land Status

Land ownership: Military Reservation
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: Minerals And Metals Corp
Info Year: 1929


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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

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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): USGS SAHUARITA QUADRANGLE

Reference (Deposit): S B KEITH ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 189 P128 1974


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