Big Dome Senora Promontorio Group

The Big Dome Senora Promontorio Group is a mine located in Yuma county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,529 feet.

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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: Big Dome Senora Promontorio Group

Commodity

Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Arizona
County: Yuma
District: Castle Dome District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Patented
Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Beryl Strong Of Yuma Az (Unpatented Big Dome Claim)
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: G. And S Minerals Corp Of Pine Valley Calif
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1976

Owner Name: Phinoclade Modesti Of Albuquerque New Mexico (Pat Claim)
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1976

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

Unknown: Anglesite
Unknown: Fluorite
Unknown: Cerussite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): OCT 75 BEST FLUORSPAR POTENTIAL IN DISTRICT.

References

Reference (Deposit): WILSON E D AZ ZN PB DEP AZ BUR BULL 156 1950 PP 98 115

Reference (Deposit): PHELPS H D FLUOR PB AG MINES CASTLE DOME DIST WAR MINS RPT O

Reference (Deposit): WILSON E D GEOL & MIN DEP SOUTH YUMA CO AZ BUR MINES BULL 13

Reference (Deposit): HAURY P S USBM RPT ON AZ LEAD CO JULY 1945 FROM USBM FILES

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