| Deposit ID | 10102576 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M004449 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gold Ore Mine |
| Related records | 10234416 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.37108, 35.05085 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 914 |
| Relative position | 2 MILES NE OF OATMAN, ABOUT 1.8 MILES N OF ELEPHANTS TOOTH. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mohave(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Nutt(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Davis Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Havasu-Mohave Lakes(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Mohave |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 019N | 020W | 11 | NE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Gold Road Latite | ||||
| Rock description | Gold Road Latite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -114.37108, 35.05085 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nnw To Wnw Trending Vein And Fault System In Tert Volcanic Rocks |
| Strike | N 68 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 82 SW |
| Length | 30.48M |
| Width | 1.52M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1935 |
| Production years | 1918 - 1926 |
| District name | San Francisco District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 243.84M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M004449 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040150157 |
GARDNER, E.D., 1936, GOLD MINING AND MILLING IN THE BLACK MOUNTAINS, WESTERN MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 6901, P. 40.
LAUSEN, C., 1931, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE OATMAN AND KATHERINE DISTRICTS, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 131, P. 113.
ELSING, M.J., AND HEINEMAN, R.E., 1936, ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 140, P. 96.
ABM BULL 137, 1934, P. 99.
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.
ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 140 , P. 96
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN IS A FISSURE VEIN |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1979 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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