Mine detail: Arivaca Creek Placers

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 31.59152, -111.35902

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten, Mercury
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Cinnabar, Wolframite
Orebody form: IRREGULARLY DISTRIBUTED

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
Production years: 195*

Geology

Host type:Gravel,Sand and Gravel

References

MRDSM001045
DEP10026916
Reference{Deposit:: JOHNSON, M.G., 1972, PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1355, 103 P.}{Deposit:: KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 104 .}{Deposit:: WILSON, E. D., 1952 , ARIZONA GOLD PLACERS AND PLACERING (FIFTH EDITION REVISED): ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 160 , P. 78 - 80 .}{Deposit:: ORRIS, G.J., AND BLISS, J.D., 1985, GEOLOGIC AND GRADE-VOLUME DATA ON 330 GOLD PLACER DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-213, 172 P.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Production:: FIRST 2 CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION FIGURES ARE FROM KEITH, 1974. THIRD CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION FIGURE IS FROM JOHNSON, 1972.}{Reserve-Resource:: 1905 RESERVES FROM JOHNSON, 1972. DEPOSIT SIZE-GRADE ESTIMATE FROM ORRIS AND BLISS, 1985.}
ReporterJohnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.), Orris, Greta J.