Arizona Gold Star Prospect

The Arizona Gold Star Prospect is a manganese and gold mine located in Mohave county, Arizona.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Arizona Gold Star Prospect  

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

Elevation:

Commodity: Manganese, Gold

Lat, Long: 35.0475, -114.42917

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Arizona Gold Star Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Arizona Gold Star Prospect
Secondary: La Paz


Commodity

Primary: Manganese
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: San Francisco District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Nnw To Wnw Trending Vein And Fault System In Tert Volcanic Rocks


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Commodity): DISTRICT ALSO HAS SMALL AMOUNT OF CHALCOPYRITE, CHALCOCITE, PYRITE, CHRYSOCOLLA, RED PB OXIDES, AND WULFENITE

Comment (Geology): VEIN OCCURS ALONG ANDESITE, QUARTZ MONZONITE DIKE CONTACT.


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM FILES

Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA STATE DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILES.


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