Commodities
PrimaryGold, Vanadium
SecondaryCopper, Lead, Zinc
TertiaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Lead, Malachite, Molybdenite, Vanadinite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSchist
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Pegmatite,Granite
StructureVein Dips Se Or Nw At 40 Or 70
AlterationPropyllitic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1880 - 1906
First production1901
Last production1940
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10027783
MRDS IDM004080
Alternate namesEl Dorado
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.79612, -114.20581
References
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.ELSING, M.J., AND HEINEMAN, R.E., 1936, ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 140, P. 96.GALBRAITH, 1941, ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 149, P. 64.MYERS, I.A., SMITH, E.I., AND WYMAN, R.V., 1986, CONTROL OF GOLD MINERALIZATION AT THE CYCLOPIC MINE, GOLD BASIN DISTRICT, MOHAVE COUNTRY, ARIZONA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 81, P. 1553-1557.CIMRIARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 140 , P. 96