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Bonanza Mine (Devil's Cash Box group; Veta Grande Mine; Orosco Mine), Devil's Cash Box ridge, Montosa Canyon, Tyndall Mining District, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 41' 3'' North , 110° 56' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Amado | 295(2011) | 11.4km |
| Arivaca Junction | 1,090(2011) | 11.8km |
| Tubac | 1,191(2011) | 12.3km |
| Tumacacori-Carmen | 393(2015) | 15.0km |
| Green Valley | 21,391(2011) | 19.4km |
A former underground Pb-Ag-Cu-Zn-Au mine located in the center of sec. 19, T.20S., R.14E. Owned at times, or in part, by Orosco; Alabama Queen Mining Co.; O'Neil & Candelaria; and, Ellefson.
Mineralization is largely oxidized, irregular replacement lemses of sulfides in Permian limestone along a fault contact with Cretaceous arkose, in a folded and faulted synclinal thrust block. Some high-grade zinc carbonate ore.
Workings include shaft and adit operations. Worked intermittently from the early 1900's through 1961. Produced some 300 tons of ore averaging about 8% Pb, 8 oz. Ag/T, 3% Cu, and minor Au.
Select Mineral List Type
StandardDetailedGalleryStrunzChemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘChalcopyrite Formula:CuFeS2 |
| ⓘGalena Formula:PbS |
| ⓘGalena var. Silver-bearing Galena Formula:PbS with Ag |
| ⓘPyrite Formula:FeS2 |
| ⓘSmithsonite Formula:ZnCO3 |
| ⓘSphalerite Formula:ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | var. Silver-bearing Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS with Ag |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘSmithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘSmithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘChalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘGalena | PbS |
| S | ⓘPyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘSphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘGalena var.Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘChalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘPyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘChalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘSmithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Zn | ⓘSphalerite | ZnS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘGalena var.Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘGalena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘGalena var.Silver-bearing Galena | PbS with Ag |
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- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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- Arizona
- Santa Rita MountainsMountain Range
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