Wikieup Prospect

The Wikieup Prospect is a copper and molybdenum mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,720 feet.

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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

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Site Name

Primary: Wikieup Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Devils Wash District

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

Owner Name: Hecla Mining Co.
Years: 1963 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: L
Description: E-W Right Lateral, Strike-Slip Fault; Silicified Gangue

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericite, Clay, Potassic, Propylitic (Chlorite, Epidote), Phylliti C; Green Supergene Carbonate Halo

Rocks

Name: Quartz Latite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 58.100000+-2.300000
Age Young: Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: DDH DATA 1 50-430 PPM CU, 30-140 PPM MO
Analytical Data: SOIL SURVEY DATA 8-4200 PPM CU, 0-595 PPM CU, 0-595 MO

Materials

Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Ferrimolybdite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Commodity): HIGHER VALUES FOR MO WERE OUTSIDE CU HIGH.

Comment (Workings): RECENT BULLDOZER CUTS, SHORT DRIFTS, & DRILL LOCATIONS. AS SMALL COPPER LEACH OPERATION WAS ATTEMPTED IN THE MID 1960'S. HECLA MINING C O DRILLED 662 FT INCLINED HOLE AND RAN I.P. IN 1962-1963

Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD WAS TAKEN FROM RECORD M030373 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENU M FILE; CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): HANSEN, 1977, PH.D. THESIS, UNIV OF IDAHO

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