Arizona National Mine

The Arizona National Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,902 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: Arizona National Mine

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 4,902 Feet (1,494 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead

Lat, Long: 34.49139, -112.27000

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Arizona National Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Arizona National Mine
Secondary: Anderson Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Ticonderoga District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1925
Time Period: 1922 - 1925
Description: Cp_Grade: ^3 % Ore
Year: 1925
Time Period: 1922 - 1925
Description: Cp_Grade: ^20 Oz/Ton
Year: 1923
Time Period: 1915 - 1923
Description: Cp_Grade: ^Averaged: 103 Oz. Ag/Ton, 26.9 % Pb, 11.9 % Zn, 0.3 % Cu, 0.025 Oz. Au/Ton


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Foliation In Precambrian Rocks Trends N25e

Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Foliation For Most Part


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None


Rocks

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

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

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Barite


Comments

Comment (Production): ITEMS 9 & 10 ARE PRODUCTS FROM 3600 TONS OF ORE

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS VEIN WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN METAVOLCANIC ROCKS


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P. 129.

Reference (Deposit): ANDERSON, C.A. AND CREASEY, S.C., 1958 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE JEROME AREA, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 308 , P. 171

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

Reference (Production): U.S.G.S. PROFESSIONAL PAPER 308 , P. 171


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