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C.O.D. Mine

Past Producer in Mohave county in Arizona, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10161885
MRDS ID M004063
MAS/MILS ID 0040150436
Record type Site
Current site name C.O.D. Mine
Alternate or previous names Rico Consolidated, Rico
Related records 10027771

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -114.1041, 35.34532 (WGS84)
Elevation 1585
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mohave(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Stockton Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Davis Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Red Lake(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(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 023 N 017 W 33 NW Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Secondary
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Silver Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -114.1041, 35.34532
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N85W
    Dip 80N
    Length 1600M
    Width 0.2M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 PIPELIKE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Strike And Dip N85W:80N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 910904

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1878
Year of first production 1885

Comments on exploration

  • ACCORDING TO THE ADMMR ACTIVE MINES LIST FOR 1987-88, THIS DEPOSIT WAS UNDER DEVELOPMENT IN 1987 AS AN UNDERGROUND BASE AND PRECIOUS METALS MINE. THE UNDERGROUND RESERVES ARE UNDETERMINED.

Mining district

District name Wallapai

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mrs. Nellie Clack Estate And Partners
    ID 200328
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1976
  • Type Operator
    Owner C. O. D. Alanco, Ltd.
    ID 200328
    Year 1988

Production statistics

  • Year 1892
    Period 1885-1892
    Description 1885-92 402000 Tr Oz Ag, 1180 Tr Oz Au, 575760 Lb Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Lead Lead 261160.34mt
    Major Gold Gold 36702.1g
    Major Silver Silver 12503599.36g
  • Year 1902
    Period 1900-1902
    Description 1900-02 17550 Tr Oz Ag, 180 Tr Oz Au, 114360 Lb Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Lead Lead 51872.82mt
    Major Gold Gold 5598.62g
    Major Silver Silver 545866.09g
  • Year 1948
    Period 1901-1948
    Description 1901-48 1550 Tr Oz Au, Tr Oz Ag, 23924 Lb Cu, 348872 Lb Pb, 23188 Lb Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Zinc Zinc 10517.89mt
    Trace Lead Lead 158245.67mt
    Trace Copper Copper 10851.74mt
    Major Gold Gold 48210.39g

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVE RECORD 1 - REPRESENTS DUMP MATERIAL. GRADES: 0.14 TR OZ/ST AU, 7.90 TR OZ/ST AG, 0.50% CU, 1.25% PB, 3.89% ZN. RESERVE RECORD 2 - REPRESENTS TAILINGS MATERIAL. GRADES: 0.12 TR OZ/ST AU, 3.74 TR OZ/ST AG, 0.29% PB, 1.25% ZN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ADDITIONAL WORKINGS SEC 28 SW T23N R17W

  • Reserve-Resource

    RABB, D.D. RECOVERY OF METAL VALUES PRIOR TO RECLAMATION

  • Reserve-Resource

    OF MINED AREAS IN THE SOUTHWEST (BUMINES CONTRACT

  • Reserve-Resource

    J0295023). AZ BUR. GEOL. AND MINER. TECH., REP. NO.

  • Reserve-Resource

    B-80-861705, 1980, 46 PP.

  • Deposit

    ADMR MOHAVE CARD FILE

  • Deposit

    MOHAVE CUSTOM MILL PROJ. CARD FILE

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER,F.C.,USGS BULL 340,P69

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER,F.C.,USGS BULL 397,P116-118

  • Deposit

    WILLIS,C; AZ.M.J.,AUG; 1920,P13,54

  • Deposit

    ELSING & HEILEMAN,AZ.B.M.#140,P95

  • Deposit

    DINGS,M; USGS 978-E,P147

  • Deposit

    ADMR C.O.D. MINE FILE

  • Deposit

    WEED,W; MINES HANDBK; VOL.XIII,P366

  • Deposit

    BOLIN,G.H; AZ.STATE MINE INSP.RPT;1920,P6

  • Deposit

    MALACH,R; MOHAVE CO.MINES,1977,017

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-SEP-91 ADMR U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 12/04/1986
MSHA mine ID0200328
Mine name (MSHA)C O D Mine
Current operatorAlanco Ltd
Current controller (parent)Jones Richard C
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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