| Deposit ID | 10027916 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M004490 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gold Dust Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Victor - Virgin, Orion |
| Related records | 10162325 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.39358, 35.01446 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 780 |
| Relative position | 1 MILE SW OF OATMAN , ABOUT 2 MILES SE OF LELAND BUTTE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mohave(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Oatman(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 | 22 | SE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||
| |||
| (1) | Middle Miocene to Oligocene volcanic rocks |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nnw To Wnw Trending Vein And Fault System In Tert Volcanic Rocks |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 47 W |
| Dip | 85 NE |
| Length | 304.8M |
| Width | 5.49M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 152.4M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1865 |
| Discoverer | Ben Speare |
| Year of last production | 1942 |
| District name | San Francisco District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 3000M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M004490 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040150153 |
GARDNER, E.D., 1936, GOLD MINING AND MILLING IN THE BLACK MOUNTAINS, WESTERN MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 6901, P. 39.
SCHRADER, F.C., 1909, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CERBAT RANGE, BLACK MOUNTAINS, AND THE GRAND WASH CLIFFS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULL. 397, P. 190.
LAUSEN, C., 1931, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE OATMAN AND KATHERINE DISTRICTS, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 131, P. 110.
WILSON, E.D., 1934, ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 137, P. 95-96.
USGS BULL 743, 1923, P. 49, PLATE 1.
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.
ADMR FILE DATA.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO ORE SHOOTS WERE MINED, THE LARGEST BEING 200 FEET LONG, EXTENDING FROM THE SURFACE TO A DEPTH OF 160 FEET. THE SMALL ORE SHOOT EXTENDED ONLY FROM THE SURFACE DOWN TO 100 FOOT LEVEL. NO ORE BODIES WERE FOUND BELOW THE 500 FOOT LEVEL. VEIN IS A FISSURE VEIN |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1860'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1979 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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