Burrows Prospect

The Burrows Prospect is a gold mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,999 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: Burrows Prospect  

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

Elevation: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 35.73972, -114.55194

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Burrows Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Burrows Prospect
Secondary: Bagg
Secondary: Young
Secondary: Pauly Mines


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: El Dorado Pass District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


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: Gold
Ore: Silver


Comments

Comment (Deposit): GOLD AND SILVER IN QUARTZ-HEMATITE VEINS OF ALL LOCATIONS, EXCEPT PAULY : COPPER ALONG CONTACT OF PREC. GNEISS AND TERT. VOLCANICS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F. C., 1909 , MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CERBAT RANGE, BLACK MOUNTAINS AND GRAND WASH CLIFFS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULL. 397

Reference (Deposit): ELSING, M.J., 1936 , ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 140

Reference (Production): ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 140 , P. 96


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