Mine Report

Mohawk Mine


Description

Ref [6}


Owners

Squaw Gulch Mg. & Mllg. Co., Kolberg1


Mining District and Mines

Tyndall1, there was also a Mohawk mine in Helvetia.


Location

21S, 15E SW¼ 291

31.57583,-110.837222


from mindat.org (topo map similar)


USGS Patagonia topo map, 1996

Overview

A short but thrilling ride in the foothills of the Santa Rita mountains in Santa Cruz County Arizona, the Mohawk Mine Trail is a spur off the Solero Road (FR143) and a must see when driving along that road. The Mohawk Mine is a former small underground, Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc mine which produced ore from 1928-1929. Owned at times, or in part, by the Squaw Gulch Mining & Milling Company, and finally worked as marked on the cabin, by James Marcum in 1937. This is still an active claim, with taxes paid in 2018. The best part of this trail is the cabin at the end of the road which seems to have been built last week. As a final fun challenge, there is a steep hill climb that you can take that loops above the cabin with stunning views of Mexico.8


Mineral Products

Pb, Ag, Cu, Au-1


Geology

Irregular, lensing quatz-fissure vein with spotty argentiferous galena, pyrite, and chalcopyrite, oxidsed an enriched near the surface, cutting Laramide diorite.1


Type of Operation and Production

Shaft operations. Worked mainly in 1928 and 1929, producing some 140 tons of ore averaging about 8% Pb, 7 oz. Ag/T, 4% Cu and minor Au.1


References

  1. Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, by Staton B. Keith, Bulletin 191, Arizona Geological Survey, 1975. Bulletin 191.
  2. Mindat.org - small amount of data
  3. MRDS records: 31.44904, -110.78538
  4. Mineral Appraisal of Coronado National Forest, Part 7 - Patagonia Mountains - Canelo Hills Unit by Mark Chatman, 1994, No entry
  5. Arizona Department of Mines report: http://docs.azgs.az.gov/OnlineAccessMineFiles/A-B/BilliedSantacruz65.pdf
  6. The Mineral Deposits of the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains by Frank C. Schrader, 1914
  7. Mineral Appraisal of Coronado National Forest, Part 12, Santa Rita Mountains Unit Pima and Santa Cruz Counties, Arizona MLA 11-94
  8. trailsoffroad.com