Alto Mine Group

The Alto Mine Group is a lead and silver mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,518 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

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Site Name

Primary: Alto Mine Group
Secondary: El Plomo
Secondary: B and R
Secondary: Claims Included In Group: Mineral
Secondary: No. 1 & 2, Mineral West, Albert,
Secondary: Albert No.2, Oak, Albion, Record,
Secondary: Alto East, Grand Prize, Hillside,
Secondary: Salero, Buena Vista, Excelsior,
Secondary: Excelsior West, Ophir No.1 & 2,
Secondary: Donali,And Great Eastern. 1915
Secondary: Unit, Az, Usbm Ofr Mla 11-94.
Secondary: Gold Tree
Secondary: Long Contact
Secondary: Steinfelt West, Steinfelt, Alto,
Secondary: Coronado Nf, Part 12, Santa Rita Mt

Commodity

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

Location

State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
District: Tyndall

Land Status

Land ownership: Mixed
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

Type: Other
Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Alto Copper Co; Sw Dev Co; Henderson; Bradford; Bond
Info Year: 1975

Owner Name: Lully A; Steinfeld And Co; Alto Con Mines, Smitg Etc
Info Year: 1975

Production

Not available

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

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Not available

References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH S B 1975 AZBM BULL 191 P 83

Reference (Deposit): AZBM CLIPPING FILE

Reference (Deposit): AZBM CARD FILE SANTA CRUZ CTY

Reference (Deposit): USBM FIELD NOTES PB20

Reference (Deposit): ADMMR FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): F C SCHRADER, 1915, USGS BULL 582, P. 197.

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