Wrigley Mine

Past Producer in Mohave county in Arizona, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  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 10027725
MRDS ID M003977
Record type Site
Current site name Wrigley Mine
Alternate or previous names Victory M & M, Wrigley Sulphide
Related records 10137556

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.10913, 35.31974 (WGS84)
Elevation 1558
Relative position 15 MI NORTH OF KINGMAN

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Mohave

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 022N 017W 04 Arizona

Commodities

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

Materials information

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

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidized Above The 160 Foot Level

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.10913, 35.31974

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 45 W
    Dip 75 NE
    Width 2.44M

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
Production years 1943 - 1946

Mining district

District name Wallapai District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1946
    Period 1943 - 1946
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^4.42 % Pb, 7.18 % Zn, 0.76 % Cu, 0.0738 Oz Au/Ton, 3.82 Oz Ag/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Silver Silver 108g/mt
    Major Ore Gold Gold 2g/mt
    Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct
    Ore Zinc Zinc 7wt-pct
    Ore Lead Lead 4wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 259.08M
    Overall depth 121.92M

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL SHAFTS OF 35 TO 400 FT; TWO OR MORE CROSSCUT ADITS

Comments on development

  • 6 PATENTED CLAIMS (MS3333): GOLD, SILVER, LEAD, ANTIMONY, COPPER, ZINC

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

    HAURY, P.S., 1947 , EXAMINATION OF ZN - PB MINES IN THE WALLAPAI MINING DISTRICT, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. R.I. 4101 .

  • Deposit

    ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

  • Deposit

    ADMR FILE DATA

  • Production

    U.S.B.M. R.I. 4101

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 PARALLEL VEINS

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.

Authoritative Arizona resources

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