Ben Lomond Mines (Ben Lomand Mines; Ben Leonard Mines; McKay Mine), Quijotoa Mining District, Quijotoa Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 2' 58'' North , 112° 8' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Maish Vaya | 158 (2011) | 13.1km |
| Gu Oidak | 188 (2011) | 16.7km |
| Pisinemo | 321 (2011) | 17.4km |
| Wahak Hotrontk | 114 (2011) | 26.2km |
| Sells | 2,495 (2011) | 28.5km |
Ref.: Keith, Stanton B. (1974), Arizona Bureau of Geology & Mineral Technology, Geological Survey Branch Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, Arizona: 139 (Table 4).
Niemuth, N.J. & K.A. Phillips (1992), Copper Oxide Resources, Arizona Department of Mines & Mineral Resources Open File Report 92-10: 11 (Table 1).
USGS Quijotoa Mountains Quadrangle topo map.
Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.
Yale Peabody GNIS database (NOTE: this database is derived from USGS 1:24,000 topographic map data).
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10109014, MRDS ID #M002332; and, Dep. ID #10210837, MAS ID #0040190116.
A former small underground Au-Ag-Pb-Cu-Zn mine located in the SW¼ sec. 12 and in the East-central sec. 11, T.16S., R.2E. (protracted)(Quijotoa Mts 15 minute topo map), on 14 unpatented claims, in the Quijotoa Mountains, 8 miles SSW of the Quijotoa Trading Post. Discovered 1885. Owned by Ben Leonard Mines.
Mineralization is small, spotty, pockety, oxidized Au-Ag-Pb-Zn minerals in irregular and narrow, lensing, quartz-calcite fissure veins in Tertiary silicic volcanics. Mineralization includes secondary copper minerals.
Workings include tunnel and shaft operations. Active in 1925, when production figures are not available, and in 1932, as well as in the 1890'S. Produced some 100 tons of ore in the 1880's. This ore averaged about 10 oz. Au/T and 20 oz. Ag/T. In 1932 some 200 tons of ore averaging about 10 oz. Au/T, 3 oz. Ag/T, and minor Pb & Cu were produced.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10109014 |
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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
USA
- Arizona
- ⭔Tohono O'odham ReservationReservation
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