Old Soldier Mine, Oro Blanco Mining District (Ruby Mining District), Oro Blanco Mountains, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Old Soldier Mine | Mine |
| Oro Blanco Mining District (Ruby Mining District) | Mining District |
| Oro Blanco Mountains | Mountain Range |
| Santa Cruz County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 24' 20'' North , 111° 14' 27'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Arivaca | 695 (2011) | 20.7km |
| Rio Rico | 18,962 (2011) | 26.1km |
| Tumacacori-Carmen | 393 (2015) | 26.7km |
| Tubac | 1,191 (2011) | 29.5km |
| Aduana del Sásabe | 1,295 (2018) | 29.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
34065
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:34065:5
GUID (UUID V4):
5445c3bd-00d9-4510-90f2-bd6ce0433b47
Ref.: Knight, L.H., Jr. (1970) Structure and mineralization of the Oro Blanco mining district, Santa Cruz County, Arizona: Tucson, University of Arizona, Ph.D. dissertation, 172 p., 7 sheets, scales 1:1,200, 1:6,000, 1:16,000, 1:24,000, 1:60,000, 1:62,500, and 1:358,000.
Keith, Stanton B. (1975), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 191, Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz County Arizona: 65 (Table 4).
Wood, John and Yersavich, Dan (1985) Geologic Report on the Amigo Claim Group in the Oro Blanco Mining District (unpublished geologic consultation).
U.S. Bureau of Mines staff (1994) U.S. Bureau of Mines Open File Report MLA XX-94: A34-A35.
Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10186536, MAS ID #0040230072.
A former underground Ag-Au mine located in North-central (E½NW¼) sec. 20, T.23S., R.11E, on private land. First produced 1890. The Progressive Mining Co.; Holt; Aubrey; Dale; Mr. Leo Teal (1979); and, Hack & Irwin (1975) had unspecified involvement here.
Mineralization is gold and silver values in a shear zone of brecciated, pulverized and sericitized Jurassic volcanic tuff cemented by finely-crystalline quartz.
Workings were tunnel and shaft operations. Worked sporadically sine the late 1880's through 1942, producing some 1,250 tons of ore averaging about 12 oz. Ag/T and 0.4 oz. Au/T.
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10186536 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
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