Hassayampa Placers

The Hassayampa Placers is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,499 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: Hassayampa Placers

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 34.46028, -112.49139

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Hassayampa Placers MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hassayampa Placers


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Hassayampa River Placer District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Development): IN 1986, MAYER HAD A PLACER GOLD OPERATION IN SEC 16, OVERLOOK IN SEC. 16, AND WHITE IN SEC 5.

Comment (Workings): MANY LARGE-SCALE OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED, ALONG WITH THE MANY SMALL-SCALE OPERATIONS.

Comment (Deposit): MOST PLACER ACTIVITY IN BIG BUG CREEK AND ITS TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN MCCABE, HUMBOLDT, AND MAYER. PLACERS OCCUR IN STREAM CHANNELS AND ON INTERVENING MESAS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): LOCATION IS GENERAL FOR PLACER AREA.


References

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D., 1952 , ARIZONA GOLD PLACERS AND PLACERING (FIFTH EDITION REVISED): ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 160 , P. 52

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1972 , PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 1355 , P. 53

Reference (Production): A.B.M. BULLETIN 140 , 160 .


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