Mine Descriptions

West Side mine


A new property, known as West Side mine, located near the Three R mine, is said to be shipping considerable ore from an ore body 30 feet wide, most of which is said to average 8% copper, $4 of gold and 8 ounces of silver to the ton.2


Ownership

unclear


Location

31.47722,-110.7669410; -110.76788, 31.47764 (WGS84)4

22S 15E C 364


Mineral Products

copper, lead, molybdenum4


References

  1. Mineral Appraisal of Coronado National Forest, Part 12, Santa Rita Mountains Unit, MLA11-94 (1994). SR 591-609
    http://repository.azgs.az.gov/sites/default/files/dlio/files/nid1813/usbm_mla_011-94.pdf
  2. Mining in the Santa Rita and Patagonia Mountains of Arizona, U.S. Department of Interior, 1915. Republished 2014 by Kerby Jackson.
  3. Mike Bertram, 11/21/23
  4. USGS Mineral Resources Data System - possibly using NAD72 (https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/map-commodity.html#home)
  5. Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz County by Staton B. Keith, bulletin 1991, Arizona Geological Survey, 1975
  6. Geology of the Three R Mine, Palmetto Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona by Paul Handverger, MS thesis 1963, University of Arizona
  7. https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/show-mrds.php?dep_id=10046338
  8. https://azdeq.gov/Three-R-Mine
  9. https://tucson.com/news/local/three-r-mine-contributed-to-arizonas-rep-for-copper-production/article_2a25e1e1-7280-5fd5-be97-a40732a39b1b.html
  10. mindat.org