Dragon Z Mine

Not in Keith, 1975.

Adit, 2025-01-26

Shaft 2025-01-26

Foundation 2025-01-26

Alternate Names

None

Company

².

Mining District and Mines

Wrightson District

Arizona Geological Survey Mining data¹

See photos above of entrance to adit and shaft

Location

31.6105, -110.7982³

Mineral Products

Ag 0.4 -> 300 ppm; Au <5 - 140 ppb; Cu 49 - 7,599 ppm; Pb 192 -> 10,000 ppm; Zn 244 -> 30,000 ppm.¹

Geology

Fissure veins cutting latite and granite. Veins contain quartz, calcite, chalcopyrite, azurite, malachite, sphalerite, and pyrite¹

Type of Operation and Production

Several adits, caved to as long as 90 ft., at least two flooded shafts, and surface prospects¹

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
6. WesternMiningHistory.com