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Arizona · Pima County

Arrastra Mine

Unconfirmed Gold Mixed Underground / Surface

Key facts

State
Arizona
County
Pima
Mining district
Helvetia-Rosemont District
Development status
Past Producer
Mine type
Mixed underground / surface
Primary commodity
Gold
Verification
Unconfirmed

Also known as

  • Holliday, Arrastra Group ?, Golden Gate, Mine Group ?., Coronado Nf, Part 12, Santa Rita Mt, Unit, Az, Usbm Ofr Mla 11-94.

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Mindat locality description

‡Ref.: Schrader (1916): 156. Keith, Stanton B. (1974), Arizona Bureau of Geology & Mineral Technology, Geological Survey Branch Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, Arizona: 120 (Table 4). USGS Sahuarita Quadrangle topo map. A…

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Historical mapped workings

USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.

  • 6 adit symbols
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Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.

  • Derived from MRDS oper_type (existing operation): Surface-Underground
  • MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Past Producer): Surface-Underground · oper_type

Verification

Unconfirmed

Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.

Why it's listed

Source records document both underground and surface mining.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Past Producer

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • Anglesite
  • Baryte
  • Cerussite
  • Chalcopyrite
  • Galena
  • Goethite
  • Gypsum
  • Hematite
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  • Anglesite
  • Baryte
  • Cerussite
  • Chalcopyrite
  • Galena
  • Goethite
  • Gypsum
  • Hematite
  • Jarosite
  • Limonite
  • Native Gold
  • Native Sulphur
  • Orthoclase
  • Pyrite
  • Quartz

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

No community field reports yet.

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

  • mine identity
  • development status
  • commodities
  • underground eligibility evidence

USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features

Type: Historical mapped physical features

Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6

Supports:

  • mapped adit symbols (6)

Historical mapped features may no longer exist.

Dataset information

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 35764

Supports:

  • locality identity
  • reported minerals (15)

A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.

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