Arizona · Yavapai County
Producer

Alvarado Mine

Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
GoldSilverLeadZincCopper
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Description

Henry L. Scott

Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryLead, Zinc, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnknown
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFaulting, Shearing, Igneous Activity
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Rhyolite,Andesite
Associated rockDiorite,Rhyolite,Andesite
StructureFoliation In Precambrian Metamorphic Rocks Trends N10e To N25e; Granitic Rocks Unfoliated, Veins Parallel Mafic Dikes Which Trend Northeast And Dip At Low Angles, Usually Less Than 40 Degree.
AlterationMinor Sericite Along Vein Walls
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1935
Last production1943
Discovery year1905
Identification
Deposit ID10109847
MRDS IDM800213
Alternate namesPlanet Saturn, Liberty Hills Gold
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates34.19588, -112.77797
References
USBM I.C. 6991, P. 43-46ABM BULL 137, P. 68AZ DEPT. MIN. RESOURCES FILE DATAABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE