Lilly Mine, Lilly Mine group, Gunsight Mining District (Meyer Mining District), Pima County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Lilly Mine | Mine |
| Lilly Mine group | - not defined - |
| Gunsight Mining District (Meyer Mining District) | Mining District |
| Pima County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 9' 5'' North , 112° 40' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Why | 167 (2017) | 14.6km |
| Wahak Hotrontk | 114 (2011) | 28.8km |
| Ajo | 3,304 (2011) | 30.4km |
| Adolfo López Mateos | 201 (2014) | 33.6km |
| Colinas de Sonoidag | 289 (2014) | 34.6km |
Ref.: Keith, Stanton B. (1974), Arizona Bureau of Geology & Mineral Technology, Geological Survey Branch Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, Arizona: 122 (Table 4).
Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10027141, MRDS ID #M002261.
A Au-Ag mine located in North-central sec. 3, T.15S., R.4W., 19 miles SE of Ajo. Owned at times, or in part, by George Bradley; and, Sullivan.
Mineralization is spotty, small, enriched pockets of gold and silver values in oxidized quartz stringers along a fissure zone in decomposed Laramide granitic rock.
Workings include shaft and surface opening operations. This group of the Lilly-Saguaro-Empire Mines produced some 15 tons of ore averaging about 1 oz. Au/T and 1 oz. Ag/T in 1935.
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| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027141 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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