Arizona · Maricopa County
Past Producer

Portmanteau Mine

Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
GoldSilverCopperLead
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver, Copper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Silver
Geology
Host rockGranite
StructureSmall Granite Pod Surrounded By Acteres Shale, Siltstone. Ne Trending Tert Fractures In Area. Tert Basalts Cap Mesas Locally Large Out Crop Extent Of 1.2 By Caxe Creek Quartz Monzonite Begins 1 1/2 Miles S. Of Mine, Granitic Intrusion Into Prec Sediments. Intrusive Outcrop Is 1/3 Mile In Length, E-W Elongated, And 1/6 Mile Wide. Mine Is At West End Of Intrusion
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1937
Discovery year1920
Identification
Deposit ID10046363
MRDS IDM241500
Alternate namesGold Hill Mine, Van Buskirk
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.88924, -111.85822
References
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATAABGMT CLIPPINGS FILESDEWITT, ED, 1981, UNPUBLISHED MAPPING