Arizona · Mohave County
Past Producer

Payroll Mine

Mohave County, Arizona, United States
SilverZincCopperGoldLeadMolybdenum
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Description

J.W. Murphy

Commodities
PrimarySilver, Zinc
SecondaryCopper, Gold, Lead
TertiaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlFissure Vein Locally Associated With Diabase Dike
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist
Associated rockDiorite,Diabase,Pegmatite,Granite · Ithaca Peak Granite
StructurePrec Schistosity N30e, Lcret Veins, Fissures, Dikes Nw To Nnw Regionally
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1901 - 1948
Discovery year1887
Identification
Deposit ID10027802
MRDS IDM004146
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.41418, -114.17413
References
DINGS, M. G., 1951 , THE WALLAPAI MINING DISTRICT, CERBAT MOUNTAINS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA; U.S.G.S. BULL. 978-ESCHRADER, F. C., 1909 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE CERBAT RANGE, BLACK MOUNTAINS, AND GRAND WASH CLIFFS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA; U.S.G.S. BULL. 397HAURY, P. S., 1947 , EXAMINATION OF ZN-PB MINES IN THE WALLAPAI MINING DISTRICT, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. R.I. 4101U.S.G.S. BULL. 978-E; U.S.B.M. R.I. 4101