Blacksmith Prospect

The Blacksmith Prospect is situated west of the lower Treasure Vault tunnel, on the northwest side of Ague Caliente Canyon. It is opened by a shaft said to be on a vein parallel to that of the Treasure Vault mine, 20 feet to the south, but it is probably on the same vein. The upper part of the vein, at least, is similarto the Treasure Vault vein. The shaft, which was filled with water, is said to be 80 feet deep. It is reported that a great deal of ore obtained from pockets and stringers during sinking was shipped from the shaft.²

Treasure Vault Saddle area

Mineral Assessment plan¹

Alternate Names

None

Company

Dennis Coughlin and partners².

Mining District and Mines

Patagonia District

Arizona Geological Survey Mining data

http://docs.azgs.az.gov/OnlineAccessMineFiles/G-L/JarillasmineSantacruz130A.pdf is not the same mine.

Location

South side of the Patagonia mountains, close to the border.

23S 15E SE¼ 9⁵

31.43931N, 110.80957W⁴

Mineral Products

Ag, Pb, Au-, Cu-, Mo-, Mn-.⁵

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, F. C. Schrader, U.S. Department of Interior, 1915. Republished 2014 by Kerby Jackson.
3. Mike Bertram,
4. USGS Mineral Resources Data System - using WGS84 (https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/map-commodity.html#home)
5. Index of Mining Properties in Santa Cruz County by Stanton B. Keith, bulletin 1991, Arizona Geological Survey, 1975