Prince Albert Mine

The Prince Albert Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,959 feet.

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: Prince Albert Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

Elevation: 2,959 Feet (902 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 35.72889, -114.38611

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Prince Albert Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Prince Albert Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: White Hills District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Type: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cerargyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): 3 PRODUCTIVE NEARLY FLAT-LYING VEINS, 2 25 FT APART AND UPPER VEIN 75 FT ABOVE MIDDLE VEIN.

Comment (Geology): 3 VEINS, 75 & 25 FT APART IN A SHALLOW SYNCLINE.

Comment (Production): NO RECORD OF PRODUCTION


References

Reference (Deposit): 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. 132


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