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- State
- Arizona
- County seat
- Nogales
- Population
- 47,669
- Area
- 1,238 sq mi
- Founded
- 1899
- Cities and towns
- 8
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Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Santa Cruz County.
Police Departments. In addition to Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement in Santa Cruz County includes the Nogales Police Department and the Patagonia Marshal's Office.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 2100 N. Congress Drive in Nogales, Arizona 85621, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Santa Cruz County. The agency operates Santa Cruz County Jail and Adult Detention Center located at the same Congress Drive complex.
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The facility is located at 2170 N. Congress Drive, Nogales, AZ. You can call the jail directly at (520) 761-7875 for information or visit the local Sheriff's Office website for an online inmate search tool, if available.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Santa Cruz County
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From the old mine records
What is on record in Santa Cruz County
- Old mine sites
- 429
- Sites with no status in the records
- 16
- Still producing
- 45
- Main minerals
- Copper; Lead, Silver; Gold, Silver
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 1,039
- Shafts and tunnels
- 765
- What they are
- adit, prospect pit, mine shaft, borrow pit
- Maps surveyed
- 1948 to 2004
- Records behind them
- 1,761 records for 1,529 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once
- Sources
- USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features
Is an old working under a property here?
The mine records hold 490 named mine sites inside the county, 429 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 1,039 holes drawn inside the county, 765 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Copper; Lead, Silver; Gold, Silver.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area.
Arizona mine map and abandoned mine records
- Arizona Geological Survey, Mining Data (mining collections archive)Thousands of original historic Arizona mine files, photographs and maps from the former Department of Mines and Mineral Resources, served at https://mininginfo.azgs.arizona.edu.
- Arizona State Mine Inspector, Abandoned MinesThe office that inventories and secures abandoned mine openings and takes reports of them.
Named workings recorded in Santa Cruz County (261 shown, 289 more named and 978 unnamed on the map)
- A S and R MinesOpen Pit Mine | Harshaw map, 1948
- Agua Caliente CavesAdit | Mt. Hopkins map, 1981
- Arizona - Pittsburg MineLead, Silver | Mt. Wrightson map, 1981
- Aztec Group MinesCopper | Mt. Hughes map, 1958
- Big Steve MineLead, Silver | Pajarito Peak map, 1981
- Blard MineAdit | Patagonia map, 1981
- Blue Wing MineMine Shaft | Bartlett Mtn. map, 1979
- Bradford MineMine Shaft | Patagonia map, 1981
- California MineCopper, Lead | Ruby map, 1981
- CaveBartlett Mtn. map, 1979
- Cave of the BellsAdit | Mt. Wrightson map, 1981
- Columbia MineMine Shaft | Rio Rico map, 1981
- Compadre MineAdit | Mt. Hopkins map, 1981
- Dixie MineMine Shaft | Mt. Wrightson map, 1981
- Double Header MineLead, Silver | Mt. Wrightson map, 1981
- Dudley MineAdit | Duquesne map, 1958
- Dunham MineOpen Pit Mine | Mt. Hughes map, 1948
- Elevation Group MinesCopper, Lead | Mt. Hughes map, 1958
- Eureka MineMine Shaft | Patagonia map, 1981
- Eureka MineAdit | Mt. Hopkins map, 1981
- Four Metal MineAdit | Harshaw map, 1958
- Great Silver MineLead, Silver | Harshaw map, 1958
- Gross MineAdit | Cumero Canyon map, 1981
- Grubstake MineGold, Silver | Bartlett Mtn. map, 1979
- Haist MineOpen Pit Mine | Harshaw map, 1948
- Happy Jack MineAdit | Patagonia map, 1981
- Hardshell ShaftOpen Pit Mine | Harshaw map, 1948
- Hermits Home MineAdit | Mt. Hopkins map, 1981
- Humbolt MineMine Shaft | Harshaw map, 1958
- Isabella MineLead | Cumero Canyon map, 1981
- Jackalo MineCopper, Silver | Harshaw map, 1958
- Lee ShaftLead, Silver, Copper; Copper, Lead | Patagonia map, 1981
- Leroy MineAdit | Mt. Hopkins map, 1981
- Little Joker MineLead, Silver | Mt. Wrightson map, 1981
- Marche MineAdit | Cumero Canyon map, 1981
- MineAdit | Alamo Spring map, 1980
- MineAdit | Alamo Spring map, 1980
- Montezuma MineMine Shaft | Patagonia map, 1981
- Morning MineProspect Pit | Pena Blanca Lake map, 1981
- O'Maras MineMine Shaft | Cumero Canyon map, 1981
- Olive MineCopper | Harshaw map, 1958
- Onyx CaveAdit | Mt. Wrightson map, 1981
- Palmetto MineMine Shaft | Cumero Canyon map, 1981
- Paradise Canyon MineGold, Silver | Duquesne map, 1958
- Paymaster MineOpen Pit Mine | Harshaw map, 1948
- Pride MineMine Shaft | Harshaw map, 1958
- Quantrell MineMine Shaft | Mt. Hopkins map, 1981
- Robert E Lee MineSilver | Cumero Canyon map, 1981
- Rock Candy Mtn MineMine Shaft | Mt. Wrightson map, 1981
- Saint Christopher MineMine Shaft | Bartlett Mtn. map, 1979
- Santa Cruz MineMine Shaft | Mt. Hughes map, 1958
- St Patrick MineLead, Silver; Silver, Lead | Pena Blanca Lake map, 1981
- Texas MineMine Shaft | Duquesne map, 1958
- Tia Juana MineSilver, Lead | Mt. Hopkins map, 1981
- TubutamaAdit | San Cayetano Mts. map, 1981
- TunnelAdit | O'Donnell Canyon map, 1958
- TunnelAdit | Mt. Hughes map, 1958
- TunnelAdit | Duquesne map, 1958
- Ultimo MineLead, Silver | Mt. Wrightson map, 1981
- White Oak MineLead, Silver, Uranium | Pajarito Peak map, 1981
- Worlds Fair MineHarshaw map, 1958
- DuraniumAluminum | Occurrence
- Red Mountain MineAluminum, Copper | Past Producer | Surface and underground
- Pat AluniteAluminum, Potassium | Occurrence
- Silver MineAluminum, Uranium | Prospect
- Barite OccurenceBarium-Barite | Occurrence
- DixieBarium-Barite | Occurrence
- Alfonso Villey MineCopper | Past Producer
- Alfonso VillyCopper | Prospect
- Bennett MineCopper | Past Producer | Underground | 3 records for this one site
- Big Stick MineCopper | Occurrence
- Brooks ProspectCopper | Prospect
- Brooks ProspectCopper | Occurrence
- Camp Bird ProspectCopper | Occurrence
- Candelerio PeakCopper | Prospect
- Castle Butte MineCopper | Past Producer
- Conley Keck CopperCopper | Past Producer
- Copper LedgeCopper | Past Producer
- Copper MountainCopper | Prospect
- Copper Queen MineCopper | Past Producer
- Coronado Mines IncCopper | Past Producer
- Cox Gulch ProspectsCopper | Occurrence
- Cracker Jack GroupCopper | Producer
- Dori AnnCopper | Prospect
- Double EagleCopper | Producer
- Edna GroupCopper | Past Producer
- Ellen Della MineCopper | Occurrence
- Endless Chain MineCopper | Past Producer | Underground | 3 records for this one site
- Grand ViewCopper | Prospect
- GrayCopper | Past Producer
- Gross Copper ProspectCopper | Occurrence | Underground
- Guajolote MineCopper | Past Producer
- Hale Prospect No. 3Copper | Past Producer
- Hampson ProspectCopper | Past Producer | Underground | 3 records for this one site
- HiddenCopper | Prospect
- InvincibleCopper | Prospect
- Invincible ProspectCopper | Occurrence
- Jensen GroupCopper | Prospect
- King MineCopper | Prospect | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- Ledge MineCopper | Past Producer
- Ledge ProspectCopper | Occurrence
- Mountain View MineCopper | Past Producer
- O'ConnerCopper | Past Producer
- O'Mara MineCopper | Past Producer
- Old Baldy Copper MineCopper | Occurrence | Underground
- Old Baldy ProspectCopper | Occurrence
- Old Madera MineCopper | Past Producer | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- Prospect Near AusterlitzCopper | Occurrence
- Red Berry and Hidden TunnelCopper | Past Producer
- Red RacerCopper | Prospect
- Rock Candy Mt. MineCopper | Past Producer
- Silver EagleCopper | Past Producer
- Silver King MineCopper | Past Producer | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- Spear ProspectCopper | Occurrence
- StandardCopper | Prospect
- Sulfide MineCopper | Prospect
- Sunnyside Mine GroupCopper | Producer | Surface and underground
- Three R MillCopper | Plant
- Three R Mine GroupCopper | Producer | Surface and underground
- Thunder MineCopper | Past Producer | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- Treasure Vault MineCopper | Past Producer | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- Tres PobresCopper | Prospect
- Tucson ProspectCopper | Prospect
- Unnamed ProspectCopper | Occurrence
- VolcanoCopper | Past Producer
- Wellington GroupCopper | Prospect
- West SideCopper | Prospect
- Willie Joe Francis 1-4Copper | Occurrence
- Winifred MineCopper | Past Producer | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- JabilinaCopper, Gold | Past Producer
- Little Shot MineCopper, Gold | Past Producer | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- Iron Cliff ProspectCopper, Gold, Lead | Occurrence
- Hardshell MineCopper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Manganese | Past Producer | Underground | 4 records for this one site
- Missouri MineCopper, Gold, Silver; Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Ventura Mine GroupCopper, Gold, Silver; Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Underground | 3 records for this one site
- Unknown ShaftCopper, Iron | Past Producer
- Big Lead MineCopper, Lead | Occurrence | Underground | 3 records for this one site
- Carrie Nation MineCopper, Lead | Past Producer | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- DeweyCopper, Lead | Prospect
- Grey FoxCopper, Lead | Occurrence
- Hosey Mine GroupCopper, Lead | Past Producer | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- Humboldt MineCopper, Lead | Past Producer | Underground | 3 records for this one site
- Jenkins ProspectCopper, Lead | Occurrence
- Jersey GirlCopper, Lead | Past Producer
- Minnesota MineCopper, Lead | Producer | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- Montosa MineCopper, Lead | Past Producer | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- National No. 4Copper, Lead | Past Producer
- Native SilverCopper, Lead | Past Producer
- Viceroy MineCopper, Lead | Past Producer | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- Franklin DepositCopper, Lead, Silver, Gold | Occurrence
- Simplot MineCopper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Occurrence
- Bonanza MineCopper, Lead, Silver, Zinc; Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Underground | 3 records for this one site
- Connecticut MineCopper, Lead, Silver; Copper, Lead | Producer | Underground | 3 records for this one site
- Florida MineCopper, Lead, Silver; Copper, Lead | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Morning Glory MineCopper, Lead; Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | Underground | 4 records for this one site
- MolyrockCopper, Molybdenum | Prospect
- Providencia ClaimCopper, Molybdenum | Occurrence
- Benton MineCopper, Molybdenum, Gold | Occurrence | Underground | 3 records for this one site
- Black Copper QueenCopper, Silver | Prospect
- Bonanza TunnelCopper, Silver | Past Producer
- Bradford MineCopper, Silver | Past Producer
- Buena Vista MineCopper, Silver | Past Producer | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- Copper Mountain MineCopper, Silver | Past Producer
- El PasoCopper, Silver | Past Producer
- GrossCopper, Silver | Past Producer
- Guajolote MineCopper, Silver | Past Producer
- Last Chance MineCopper, Silver | Past Producer | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- Line Boy MineCopper, Silver | Past Producer | Underground | 3 records for this one site
- Lone Wolf GroupCopper, Silver | Prospect
- Mary JuanitaCopper, Silver | Occurrence
- Montezuma and La Paz MinesCopper, Silver | Past Producer
- New Hope Mine GroupCopper, Silver | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- PuertesitasCopper, Silver | Past Producer
- Red Berry and Hidden Tunnel MinesCopper, Silver | Past Producer
- Rhode IslandCopper, Silver | Past Producer
- Rosario MineCopper, Silver | Past Producer | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- Roy MineCopper, Silver | Past Producer
- Santa Cruz MineCopper, Silver | Past Producer
- ScorpinCopper, Silver | Prospect
- Sonoita Mine GroupCopper, Silver | Past Producer | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- Sweetwater MineCopper, Silver | Past Producer
- Three R Mine GroupCopper, Silver | Past Producer | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- Tubuana MineCopper, Silver | Past Producer
- Tubutana MineCopper, Silver | Past Producer
- Vulcan Mine GroupCopper, Silver | Past Producer
- Wise ProspectCopper, Silver | Prospect
- Four Metals MineCopper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- Haist MineCopper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Underground | 3 records for this one site
- Thunder and Standard Mine GroupCopper, Silver, Gold, Molybdenum | Occurrence | Underground
- Gladstone Mine GroupCopper, Silver, Gold; Copper, Gold | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Proto Mine GroupCopper, Silver; Copper, Lead | Past Producer | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- Paymaster MineCopper, Silver; Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Underground | 3 records for this one site
- Exposed Reef MinesCopper, Silver; Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Underground | 3 records for this one site
- European Mine GroupCopper, Silver; Silver, Copper | Past Producer | Underground | 3 records for this one site
- East Compadre ShaftCopper, Zinc | Occurrence | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- Group Likely Included Leroy AndCopper, Zinc | Past Producer
- Horn GoldCopper, Zinc | Past Producer
- Illinois MineCopper, Zinc | Producer | 2 records for this one site
- IndianaCopper, Zinc | Past Producer
- Silver StrikeCopper, Zinc | Past Producer
- Smuggler and TexasCopper, Zinc | Past Producer
- Maine MineCopper, Zinc; Zinc, Copper | Producer | Underground | 3 records for this one site
- Belmont MineCopper, Zinc; Zinc, Lead | Producer | Underground | 3 records for this one site
- EagleDiatomite | Occurrence
- Lyle Creek DepositsDiatomite | Occurrence
- Flagstone DepositFlagstone | Occurrence
- Argonaut ReefsGold | Prospect
- Art Delaney MinesGold | Producer
- Big Three GroupGold | Prospect
- Blue Ribbon and Gold HillGold | Past Producer
- ClevelandGold | Occurrence
- Cleveland DepositGold | Occurrence
- DarwinGold | Prospect
- El Oro MineGold | Past Producer | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- Gold LedgeGold | Occurrence
- Gringo MineGold | Past Producer | Underground
- Harshaw PlacersGold | Producer
- Last ChanceGold | Past Producer
- Mowry PlacersGold | Producer
- National Marble Corp PropertyGold | Prospect
- Nogales PlacersGold | Producer
- Nogales PlacersGold | Past Producer
- Oro EscondidoGold | Prospect
- Palmetto PlacersGold | Producer
- Patagonia PlacersGold | Past Producer
- Prosperity GroupGold | Prospect
- Rachel GroupGold | Prospect
- San Juan MineGold | Past Producer
- Summit Motorway PropertyGold | Producer
- Treasure KingGold | Prospect
- Tyndall Placers MineGold | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Wildcat MineGold | Occurrence | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- Yellow Jacket MineGold | Producer | Underground | 3 records for this one site
- Pluto PatentGold, Copper | Unknown
- Near Sky Line ProspectGold, Copper, Silver, Lead | Occurrence
- Lucky Ledge MineGold, Copper, Silver; Copper, Gold | Past Producer | Underground | 3 records for this one site
- Penasco GroupGold, Lead | Past Producer
- RoyGold, Lead | Past Producer
- San JoaquinGold, Lead | Past Producer
- Santa RitaGold, Lead | Past Producer
- Shamrock Mine GroupGold, Lead | Past Producer | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- Uncle Sam Mine GroupGold, Lead | Past Producer | Underground | 2 records for this one site
- Farmer MineGold, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | 2 records for this one site
- Alamo Gold PlacerGold, Silver | Past Producer
- Alamo MineGold, Silver | Prospect
- Anderson GroupGold, Silver | Past Producer | Surface | 2 records for this one site
- Austerlitz MineGold, Silver | Past Producer | Surface and underground | 2 records for this one site
- Austerlitz Mine GroupGold, Silver | Prospect
- Billy DGold, Silver | Past Producer
- Black DiamondGold, Silver | Prospect
- Black Peak Mine GroupGold, Silver | Past Producer
- Cramer MineGold, Silver | Past Producer | Underground | 3 records for this one site
- Dos Amigos MineGold, Silver | Past Producer | 3 records for this one site
- Ellen Della and VansuellaGold, Silver | Occurrence
- Gold CrownGold, Silver | Prospect
- Gringo Mine GroupGold, Silver | Past Producer
- HazelGold, Silver | Occurrence
- Holden MineGold, Silver | Occurrence
- Indian Mine GroupGold, Silver | Past Producer
- King MidasGold, Silver | Prospect
- Little JackGold, Silver | Prospect
Rows taken off the old survey maps open the USGS record of what sits at that spot, because no single feature on those maps has a page of its own. Rows from the mine records open their own USGS page.
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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Santa Cruz County, Arizona?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office or a city police department in Santa Cruz County. Ask that agency for its record. Under A.R.S. 44-7902, a mugshot website operator may not charge a fee to remove or revise criminal justice records it has published, and a person harmed by a violation may sue for damages.
How do I get a criminal background check in Santa Cruz County, Arizona?
The Arizona criminal history record comes from the Arizona Department of Public Safety, Central State Repository. Arizona law does not let the repository run checks for private citizens or employers; the person named in a record may review it with the Record Review Packet (fingerprint card included) or online through the DPS Public Services Portal.
How can I look up sex offenders in Santa Cruz County, Arizona?
Search the Arizona Sex Offender Registry (OffenderWatch, linked by DPS), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
How do I register to vote in Santa Cruz County, Arizona?
Register with the County Recorder or through the Arizona Secretary of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. The deadline to register or update a registration is midnight on the 29th day before the election.
How do I look up property records in Santa Cruz County, Arizona?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Santa Cruz County are kept by the Santa Cruz County Recorder. Property values are set by the County Assessor, and tax bills come from the County Treasurer. Source: official state page.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Santa Cruz County, Arizona?
Certified birth and death certificates for Arizona come from the Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Vital Records. For same day walk in service, the state office sends customers to the local county health department Office of Vital Records. By mail to PO Box 6018, Phoenix, AZ 85005, in person at a local county vital records office, or online through VitalChek Network, Inc., which the Bureau lists for expedited service. Fee: $20 for each certified copy.
How do I find business license records in Santa Cruz County, Arizona?
Business entity filings are searched with the Arizona Corporation Commission. Arizona does not issue or require a state business license; most city and town offices issue business licenses.
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