Arizona · Mohave County
Past Producer

Excelsior Mine

Mohave County, Arizona, United States
GoldMolybdenumZinc
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Description

Patterson, Rowe, Fox

Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryMolybdenum, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlOre Occurs Mainly In The Hanging Wall
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Granite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Pegmatite,Granite
AlterationPropyllitic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1900 - 1906
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10027784
MRDS IDM004083
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.80334, -114.19692
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, P. 122.ELSING, M.J., AND HEINEMAN, R.E., 1936, ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 140, P. 96MYERS, 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.ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 140 , P. 96