Arizona · Yavapai County
Past Producer
Niagra Mine
Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
Gold
Silver
Copper
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Description
Dennis May
Commodities
Primary
Gold, Silver
Secondary
Copper
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Deposit size
S
Workings
Underground
Orebody form
LENSES
Ore control
Faulting, Shearing, Igneous Activity
Materials
Ore minerals
Galena, Silver
Gangue
Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Granite
Associated rock
Mafic Intrusive Rock,Andesite
Structure
Granite Is Massive And Unfoliated, Veins Parallel Andesite Dikes Which Trend E-W To Ne And Dip At Low Angles, Less Than 40 Deg.
Alteration
None
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
First production
1894
Last production
1943
Discovery year
1883
Identification
Deposit ID
10104151
MRDS ID
M800366
Alternate names
Key Group
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
34.19977, -112.84686
References
AZ. DEPT. MIN. RESOURCES FILE DATA (CONGRESS MINE)ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE (NIAGRA, KEY)USBM-ABGMT FILE DATANIEMUTH, 1987.