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Richinbar Mine

Producer in Yavapai county in Arizona, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10027245
MRDS ID M002602
Record type Site
Current site name Richinbar Mine
Related records 10186148

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.10212, 34.202 (WGS84)
Elevation 1052
Relative position 4 MILES E OF BUMBLE BEE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yavapai(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Joes Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bradshaw Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Agua Fria(hydrologic unit)

Lower Gila-Agua Fria(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Yavapai

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 010N 002E 36 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Lead Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Bland Quartz Diorite
    Rock description Bland Quartz Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Proterozoic
    Chronological age 1750
    Dating method U-Pb (zircon)
    Type of media Zircon

Nearby scientific data

(1) Late to middle Miocene basaltic rocks
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Foliation In Precambrian Country Rock Trends N-S

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR, PINCH AND SWELL, VERTICAL SHOOTS
    Strike N
    Dip 80 W
    Thickness 9.14M
    Length 152.4M
    Width 152.4M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faulting, Shearing

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSIT IS VEIN OF QUARTZ AND PYRITE IN PROTEROZOIC BLAND QUARTZ DIORITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1882
Year of first production 1905
Year of last production 1948

Mining district

District name Richinbar District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sterling Gold Mining Co.
    Home office Cordes, Az.
    First year 1972

Production statistics

  • Year 1935
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^8.34 Oz. Au/Ton, 1.92 Oz. Ag/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Conc. Silver Silver 54g/mt
    Conc. Gold Gold 236g/mt
  • Year 1935
    Material CONC
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^6.4 Oz. Au, 1.3 Oz Ag, 0.7 % Pb, 0.2 % Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Conc. Copper Copper 0wt-pct
    Conc. Silver Silver 37g/mt
    Gold Gold 181g/mt
    Conc. Lead Lead 1wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 914.4M
    Overall depth 152.4M

Comments on the workings information

  • LEVELS DRIVEN FROM SHAFT RUN NORTH AND SOUTH AT 100 FOOT INTERVALS.

Comments on development

  • 10 PATENTED CLAIMS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 782, P. 157

  • Deposit

    WILSON, E.D., 1934 , ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 137 , P. 54

  • Deposit

    GUITERAS, J.R., 1936 , GOLD MINING AND MILLING IN THE BLACK CANYON AREA, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 6905 , P. 26

  • Deposit

    ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

  • Deposit

    ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE

  • Deposit

    ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA

  • Production

    U.S.B.M.I.C. 6905 , P. 28 ; U.S.G.S. BULL. 782 , P. 157

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: EARLY 1880'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1979 Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1982 Dewitt, Ed H. U.S. Geological Survey

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