Cañada del Oro Mine (Old Hat placers; Gold Canyon placers; Gold Channel placer #1-36), Cañada del Oro Wash, Oracle Mining District (Control Mining District; Old Hat Mining District; Santa Catalina Mining District), Pinal County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 32' 52'' North , 110° 47' 12'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Oracle | 3,686 (2011) | 7.2km |
| Saddle Brooke | 9,614 (2017) | 8.3km |
| Catalina | 7,569 (2011) | 13.4km |
| San Manuel | 3,551 (2011) | 15.7km |
| Mammoth | 1,487 (2017) | 23.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Old Pueblo Lapidary Club | Tucson, Arizona | 39km |
| Tucson Gem and Mineral Society | Tucson, Arizona | 39km |
Mindat Locality ID:
130418
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:130418:6
GUID (UUID V4):
dc7068ec-2a55-4972-8ad0-3c04e3f30828
A placer Au mine located in secs. 3, 10, & 15, T10S, R14-15E, in the Cañada del Oro wash about 5 miles W of S from Oracle and about 5 miles W of Campo Bonito (4 to 10 miles S of Oracle, 16 to 29 miles N of Tucson, near the NW base of the Santa Catalina Mountains), on National Forest land. Source of the gold is quartz veins in the vicinity of Copeland, Kerr, and Metas. NOTE: continues into Pima County.
Mineralization is placer deposits in unconsolidated gravels. Source of the Au was Quartz veins in the vicinity of Copeland, Kerr, and Metas. Equal value deposit from surface to bedrock. Average thickness was 150 feet and ranged from 6 to 252 feet thick. The deposit was comprised generally of loose uncemented gravel, with alternating deep red, clayey strata.
Production probably commenced by the Spaniards before 1903. During 1932-1933 the average daily returns for 30 men was about 50 cents (Au was about $35.00 per ounce). During 1931-1932 gravels were worked in the lower Canada. No production data available.
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10026815 |
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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
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
USA
- Arizona
- Santa Catalina MountainsMountain Range
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