USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Arizona · Santa Cruz County
Augusta Mine
Unconfirmed Lead Underground
Key facts
- State
- Arizona
- County
- Santa Cruz
- Mining district
- Harshaw District
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Underground
- Primary commodity
- Lead
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
A former underground Pb-Ag-Zn-Au-Mn mine located in the center of sec. 8 and the NW¼NE¼ sec. 17, T.23S., R.16E. (protracted), between the Endless Chain and Blue Nose Mines, about 1/4 mile W of Harshaw Creek, 1¾ miles NW of the Mowry Mine, 2.5 miles SW …
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 3 shaft symbols
- 5 adit symbols
View individual source records (2)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
- Derived from MRDS oper_type (existing operation): Underground
- MRDS oper_type documents existing underground operation (dev_stat=Past Producer): Underground · oper_type
Verification
Unconfirmed
Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.
Why it's listed
USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Chlorargyrite
- Galena
- Silver-bearing Galena
- Sphalerite
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features
Type: Historical mapped physical features
Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6
Supports:
- mapped shaft symbols (3)
- mapped adit symbols (5)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 34161
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (4)
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
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