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C.O.D. Mine

Past Producer in Mohave county in Arizona, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Production statistics
  19. Reserves and resources
  20. Workings at the site
  21. Links to other databases
  22. Bibliographic references
  23. General comments
  24. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

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

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.10441, 35.34558 (WGS84)
Relative position 7 MILES SE OF CHLORIDE, 1 MILE NE OF STOCKTON HILL.

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 023N 017W 28,33 SE OF SW (28); NE OF NW (33) Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1992)

Commodities

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

Materials information

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

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Ithaca Peak Granite
    Rock description Ithaca Peak Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.10441, 35.34558
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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
Type of structure Local
Structure description Jointing And Schistosity Trends N 20 W, 90 ; With Secondary Joints: N 70 W, 80 S, Associated With The Ore Vein.

Ore body information

  • General form LENSES AND SHOOTS
    Strike N 85 W
    Dip 80 N
    Length 1609.3M
    Width 2.13M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissures And Dikes

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 1878
Year of first production 1885
Year of last production 1974
Production years 1901 - 1948

Mining district

District name Wallapai District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner C. O. D. Alanco, Ltd.
    First year 1988
  • Type Owner
    Owner Mrs. Nelle Clack (Estate) And Partners
    First year 1976

Production statistics

  • Year 1948
    Period 1901 - 1948
    Material AG
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^160 Toz Ag/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Silver Silver 4518g/mt
  • Year 1948
    Period 1901 - 1948
    Material AU
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^2 Toz Au/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 56g/mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type Tailings
    Estimate year 1980
    Total resources 1000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 105.601 g/mt Silver Major 1980
    Gold Au 3.388 g/mt Gold Major 1980
    Lead Pb 0.29 wt-pct Lead Major 1980
    Zinc Zn 1.25 wt-pct Zinc Minor 1980

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 762M
    Overall depth 243.84M

Comments on the workings information

  • INCLINED SHAFT WITH DRIFTS AND STOPES, TWO OTHER SHORTER SHAFTS 375 AND 60 FT. MINED BY SHRINKAGE STOPE.

Comments on development

  • CONSISTS OF 8 UNPATENTED CLAIMS; PREVIOUS OWNERS AND OPERATORS INCLUDE FLETCHER MINING CO (1902), TAGGART MERCANTILE AND MINING CO, H.S. MULCAY, GERRY HAYNES, C.O.D. MINES, INC, C.O.D. MINING CO (1911), J.J. PERT (1926), J.J. PEARL (1927), JOHN OSTERMAN (1940), R.P.M. DAVIS, KINGMAN SILVER MINING CO (1970), MRS. CLACK (1970)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DINGS, M.G., 1951, THE WALLAPAI MINING DISTRICT, CERBAT MOUNTAINS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: USGS BULL 978-E.

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER, F.C., 1909, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE CERBAT RANGE, BLACK MOUNTAINS, AND GRAND WASH CLIFFS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: USGS BULL 397.

  • Deposit

    PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA, 1952 TO 1956: U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, RME-15 , JUNE 1970, P. 25.

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 340, P. 69.

  • Deposit

    ADMR FILE DATA.

  • Deposit

    ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.

  • Deposit

    SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: UNITED STATS BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    U.S.G.S. BULL'S. 397 , 978E; SAWYER AND OTHERS, 1992.

  • Reserve-Resource

    SAWYER AND OTHERS, 1992.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE VEIN CUTS THE PROPHYRITIC GRANITE AND BASALT DIKES, BOTH OF WHICH ARE ASSOCIATED WITH CHLORITE SCHISTS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1978 Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1993 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

External references

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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