Turquoise Operation

Unknown in Mohave county in Arizona, United States with commodity Gemstone
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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10113556
MAS/MILS ID 0040150792
Record type Site
Current site name Turquoise Operation

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -114.158, 35.37752 (WGS84)
Elevation 1310
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

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)

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 018 W 13 S2 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gemstone Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -114.158, 35.37752

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Hardy L Wco., Inc
    ID 201007
    Home office Arizona
  • Type Owner
    Owner Duval-Pennzoil United Inc.
    ID 201007
    Home office Texas

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA YELLOW FORM 4000-6.5

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    DINGS,M., USGS 978-E,P161

  • Deposit

    BLM AZ. MIN. CLAIM FILE NO. 13342

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-83 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 05/13/1986
MSHA mine ID0201007
Mine name (MSHA)Turquoise Operations
Current operatorL W Hardy Company Inc
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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