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Elkhart Mine

Past Producer in Mohave county in Arizona, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Molybdenum, Zinc, Arsenic
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Production statistics
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102565
MRDS ID M004172
Record type Site
Current site name Elkhart Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.18636, 35.4214 (WGS84)
Elevation 1311
Relative position 1 MILE NE OF CHLORIDE , ABOUT 3.2 MILES NW OF CHERUM PEAK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mohave(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chloride(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Davis Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Sacramento Wash(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management AZ)

Bureau of Land Management AZ BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Mohave

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 024N 018W 34 E2 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • UTM'S MEASURED TO ELKHART SHAFT; ARGYLE SHAFT LOCATED 2000 FT TO THE NORTH

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary
Copper Secondary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Ithaca Peak Granite
    Rock description Ithaca Peak Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.18636, 35.4214
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Prec Schistosity N30e, Lcret Veins, Fissures, Dikes Nw To Nnw Regionally

Ore body information

  • Strike N - S
    Dip 90

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINERALIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH PORPHYRY INTRUSION, LCRET

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1885
Year of last production 1939
Production years 1901 - 1948

Mining district

District name Wallapai District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Production statistics

  • Year 1948
    Period 1901 - 1948
    Material AG
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^25 Oz Ag/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Silver Silver 706g/mt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 792.48M
    Overall depth 152.4M

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 SHAFTS (500, 200, AND 80 FT), TUNNEL (100 FT)

Comments on development

  • CLAIMS IN 1909 INCLUDED ELKHART, ARGYLE, DUMFERLIN, AND BULLION; OTHER CALIMS LISTED BY THE 1920'S INCLUDE VICTORIA, CHANCE, CHANCE NO. 2, EDGAR, ELKHART EXTENSION, AND 3 MILLSITES; PREVIOUS OWNERS AND OPERATORS INCLUDE THEODORE COMSTOCK, J.H. O'NEILL, CERBAT SILVER MINING CO, AMERICAN D. AND R. CO, DARCY AND LEE, ELKHART MINING AND MILLING CO

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DINGS, M.G., 1951 , THE WALLAPAI MINING DISTRICT, CERBAT MOUNTAINS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA; U.S.G.S. BULL. 978 -E

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER, F.C., 1909 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE CERBAT RANGE, BLACK MOUNTAINS, AND GRAND WASH CLIFFS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA; U.S.G.S. BULL. 397

  • Deposit

    PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA, 1952 TO 1956 ; U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, RME - 158 , JUNE 1970 , P. 19

  • Production

    U.S.G.S. BULL'S. 978 - E, 397

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1880'S
Deposit ORE SHOOTS TEND TO OCCUR WHERE MINOR VEINS INTERSECT MAIN VEIN WHICH IS PROBABLY A CONTINUATION OF THE TENNESSEE VEIN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1978 Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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