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Liberty Mine

Past Producer in Mohave county in Arizona, United States with commodities 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. Alteration
  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. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10027811
MRDS ID M004159
Record type Site
Current site name Liberty Mine
Alternate or previous names Silver Hill
Related records 10210867

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.20386, 35.41084 (WGS84)
Elevation 1250
Relative position ABOUT 1/2 MILE SW OF CHLORIDE

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)

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 018W 04 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Alteration

  • (Local) Sulphide Ore At 75 - 100 Foot Depth

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.20386, 35.41084
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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

  • General form SHOOTS AND LENSES
    Strike N 10 W
    Dip 45 E
    Width 9.14M

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 1942 - 1947

Mining district

District name Wallapai District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Production statistics

  • Year 1943
    Period 1942 - 1943
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^0.61 Oz Au/Ton, 3.9 Oz Ag/Ton, 6.4 % Pb, 5 % Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 5wt-pct
    Major Ore Lead Lead 6wt-pct
    Minor Ore Silver Silver 110g/mt
    Minor Ore Gold Gold 17g/mt
  • Year 1944
    Period 1943 - 1944
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^6.8 % Pb, 5.88 % Zn, 0.48 % Cu 0.36 Oz Au/Ton, 5.2 Oz Ag/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Silver Silver 147g/mt
    Minor Ore Gold Gold 10g/mt
    Minor Ore Copper Copper 0wt-pct
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 6wt-pct
    Major Ore Lead Lead 7wt-pct
  • Year 1947
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^6.4 % Pb, 6.1 % Zn, 0.37 Oz Au/Ton, 3.8 Oz Ag/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Silver Silver 107g/mt
    Minor Ore Gold Gold 10g/mt
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 6wt-pct
    Major Ore Lead Lead 6wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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

    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

  • Production

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

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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