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词条 Cerro Colorado Mountains
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  1. Cerro Colorado mine

  2. References

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|photo_alt =
|photo_caption = Cerro Colorado Mountains from across Altar valley
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|country = United States
|state = Arizona
|district=Pima County, Arizona
|region_type =
|region = Sonoran Desert
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|highest = Colorado Peak
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|width_orientation = NNE
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| elevation_ft=5319
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The Cerro Colorado Mountains are a low mountain range in southern Pima County, Arizona, USA. The highest point of the range is ({{convert|5319|ft|m}}). 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 {{convert|21|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}, with dimensions of {{convert|6.8|km|abbr=on}} by {{convert|4.0|km|abbr=on}}.[1][2][2]

The foothills of the Sierrita Mountains lie about {{convert|7|mi|abbr=on}} to the north with the Batamote Hills and Penitas Hills between to the north and northwest respectively. The Las Guijas Mountains lie {{convert|12|km|abbr=on}} 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 {{convert|11|km|abbr=on}} southeast. Arivaca Junction in the Santa Cruz River valley lies {{convert|17.5|km|abbr=on}} due east. The Santa Rita Mountains are across the Santa Cruz Valley to the east. The broad Altar Valley lies {{convert|15|km|abbr=on}} to the west with the Baboquivari Mountains beyond.[3]

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

1. ^Cerro Colorado, Ariz., 7.5 minute quadrangle, USGS, 1979
2. ^Saucito Mountain, AZ, 7.5 minute quadrangle, USGS, 2004
3. ^Sells, Arizona–Sonora, 30x60 minute topographic quadrangle, USGS, 1994
4. ^Arizona Atlas and Gazetteer, DeLorme, 4th ed. 2001, p. 72 {{ISBN|0-89933-325-7}}
5. ^2006, Samuel Colt: Arms, Art, and Invention, {{ISBN|978-0-300-11133-0}}, [https://books.google.com/books?id=T9e37mYzuNIC&pg=PA81&lpg=PA81&dq=%22Sonora+Exploration+%26+Mining%22 p. 81]
6. ^Cerro Colorado Mine data
{{Mountains of Arizona}}

5 : History of Pima County, Arizona|Mining in Arizona|Mountain ranges of Arizona|Mountain ranges of Pima County, Arizona|Silver mines in the United States

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