Cerro Colorado Mountains
Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Infobox mountain The Cerro Colorado Mountains are a low mountain range in southern Pima County, Arizona, USA. The highest point of the range is Colorado Peak (Script error: No such module "convert".). The range consists of a NNW–SSE trending ridge with several shorter ridges extending off the main ridge to the ENE. The higher portions of the range cover an area of about Script error: No such module "convert"., with dimensions of Script error: No such module "convert". by Script error: No such module "convert"..[1][2][3]
The foothills of the Sierrita Mountains lie about Script error: No such module "convert". to the north with the Batamote Hills and Penitas Hills between to the north and northwest respectively. The Las Guijas Mountains lie Script error: No such module "convert". to the southwest. The Sierra Colorado silver mining district lies in the hills between the Sierra Colorados and the Las Guijas ranges. Saucito Mountain at the north end of the Tumacacori Mountains of Santa Cruz County is about Script error: No such module "convert". southeast. Arivaca Junction in the Santa Cruz River valley lies Script error: No such module "convert". due east. The Santa Rita Mountains are across the Santa Cruz Valley to the east. The broad Altar Valley lies Script error: No such module "convert". to the west with the Baboquivari Mountains beyond.[2]
Arivaca Road, which connects Arivaca Junction on the east with Arivaca to the southwest at the south end of the Las Guijas Mountains, runs through the valley on the southeast of the Cerro Colorados.[4]
Cerro Colorado mine
The Cerro Colorado Mine (Heintzelman Mine; Silver Queen Mine) was discovered around 1750 by Spanish explorers. The mine was in production from 1856 to 1884 and from 1901 to 1937. Early production was by the Sonora Exploration & Mining Company, which was then owned by Charles Poston and Samuel Colt.[5] Production was some 3,000 tons of ore which averaged about 100 ounces of silver per ton, 0.1 ounces of gold per ton and minor amounts of lead and copper.
The highest grade ore on record was over 12,000 ounces of silver per ton, with an average mined grade in 1859 of 770 oz/t; the average since that year is around 225 oz/t. Ore was mined above 350 feet of depth.[6]
References
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- ↑ Cerro Colorado, Ariz., 7.5 minute quadrangle, USGS, 1979
- ↑ a b Sells, Arizona–Sonora, 30x60 minute topographic quadrangle, USGS, 1994
- ↑ Saucito Mountain, AZ, 7.5 minute quadrangle, USGS, 2004
- ↑ Arizona Atlas and Gazetteer, DeLorme, 4th ed. 2001, p. 72 Template:ISBN
- ↑ 2006, Samuel Colt: Arms, Art, and Invention, Template:ISBN, p. 81
- ↑ Cerro Colorado Mine data
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