Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLODE, STRINGERS, CHIMNEY SHAPED
Ore controlBlack Mountain Detachment Breccia
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Hematite, Specularite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Epidote, Fluorite, Gypsum, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockRhyolite
StructureDetachment Fault
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationChloritization, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1915
Discovery year1915
Identification
Deposit ID10027945
MRDS IDM004600
Alternate namesArizona Rand Gold Mine Inc., Mother Lode
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.21946, -114.48164
References
WILSON, E. D., 1934 , ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 137 , P. 104- 105.GARDNER, E.D., 1936, GOLD MINING AND MILLING IN THE BLACK MOUNTAINS, WESTERN MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 6901, P. 44.NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.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.CIMRIARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 137, P. 104; SAWYER AND OTHERS, 1992.NIEMUTH, 1987.