Great Cross Cut Prospect

The Great Cross Cut Prospect is a tungsten mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,500 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

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Site Name

Primary: Great Cross Cut Prospect
Secondary: Pearl Adit
Secondary: Glory Hole
Secondary: Johnston Group

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Gold

Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Tip Top 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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Jim Johnston
Years: 1961 -

Production

Year: 1955
Description: Ap_Grade: ^15 Lbs. Wo3/Ton Ore

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1875
Year Last Production: 1940
Discovery Year: 1872
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: TABULAR, PINCH ANS SWELL

Structure

Type: R
Description: Batholith (Quartz Monzonite) Rather Massive And St-Uctureless, Foliation In Schist = N65e, 55nw

Type: L
Description: Vein Cuts Across Foliation

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None

Rocks

Name: Mica Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Wolframite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): UTM COORDINATES FOR "GLORY HOLE" OF GREAT CROSSCUT VEIN. PEARL ADIT IS 2600 FT SOUTH IN SEC. 29

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1870'S

Comment (Workings): PEARL ADIT IS SOUTHERNMOST EXPLORATION ON VEIN. "GLORY HOLE" IS 2600 FT NORTH OF PEARL ADIT. MINOR WORKINGS ARE 400 FT NORTH OF "GLORY HOLE."

Comment (Geology): CROSSCUT IS VEIN SYSTEM CUTTING PROTEROZOIC QUARTZ MONZONITE AND SCHIST. RHYOLITE PORPHYRY DIKES OF CRET-PALEO AGE OCCUR IN FAULT AND ARE COINCIDENT WITH VEINS

Comment (Development): GREAT CROSSCUT = 3 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

References

Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA

Reference (Production): U.S.B.M. I.C. 8078 , P. 31 - 32 .

Reference (Deposit): DALE, V.B., 1961 , TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF GILA, YAVAPAI, MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8078 , P. 31

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

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