Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueCalcite, Fluorspar, Quartz
Other materialsPyrite
Geology
Host rockQuartz Syenite
StructureNnw To Wnw Trending Vein And Fault System In Tert Volcanic Rocks, The Country Rock Exhibits Two Structures Which Are Variable, One Trends N 15 E And Dips Steeply To The East And The Other Trends Ew And Dips Steeply To The North. This Latter Structure Is The Same As That Of The Ore Vein.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsPRIOR TO 1907 , 1933 - 1935
First production1902
Last production1942
Discovery year1894
Identification
Deposit ID10102580
MRDS IDM004531
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.09724, -114.4447
References
GARDNER, E.D., 1936, GOLD MINING AND MILLING IN THE BLACK MOUNTAINS, WESTERN MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 6901, P. 32.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. 172.USGS BULL 743, 1923, PLATE 1.ABM BULL 131, 1931, P. 114.ABM BULL 137, 1934, P. 80.ADMR FILE DATA.ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.CIMRIUSBM IC 6901 , P. 32