Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formSTRINGERS, TABULAR
Ore controlContact Between Granite And Rhyolite
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Silver
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSchist,Gneiss,Granite
Associated rockRhyolite · Katherine Granite;Golden Door Volcanics
StructureNw To Nnw Trending Normal Faulting, Tert Flows Strike Nw, Dip 30-40 Ne, And Overlie Prec Granite And Gneiss
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1894 - 1935
First production1894
Discovery year1894
Identification
Deposit ID10027930
MRDS IDM004538
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.21002, -114.41609
References
LAUSEN, C., 1931, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE OATMAN AND KATHERINE DISTRICTS, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 131, P. 121.GARDNER, E.D., 1936, GOLD MINING AND MILLING IN THE BLACK MOUNTAINS, WESTERN MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 6901, P. 47.USGS PP 374-E, 1963, PLATE 1.SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.CIMRIABM BULL. 131, P. 123; USBM I.C. 6901, P. 47.SAWYER AND OTHERS, 1992.