The Best Bet Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,341 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
Elevation: 5,341 Feet (1,628 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 35.0575, -113.83583
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Best Bet Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Best Bet Mine
Secondary: Kempf
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Maynard 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: 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
Form: STRINGERS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.02 OZ AU/TON, 18.6 OZ. AG/TON, 1.52 % CU, 8.5 % PB, 5.1 % ZN.
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION IS INDEFINITE
References
Reference (Production): ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 137 , P. 116
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E. D., 1934 , ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 137 , P. 116
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