Princess Mine

The Princess Mine is a silver mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 850 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: Princess Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  La Paz

Elevation: 850 Feet (259 Meters)

Commodity: Silver

Lat, Long: 33.10611, -114.58417

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Princess Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Princess Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Vanadium
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Strontium


Location

State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: Silver 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: Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past 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: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Smithsonite
Ore: Vanadinite
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Argentite
Gangue: Celestite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Fluorite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): IRREGULAR FISSURE FILLING.

Comment (Commodity): FE ALSO OCCURS.

Comment (Location): JUST NORTH OF THE HAMBURG MINE.

Comment (Production): PRODUCED SILVER ORE DURING THE 1880'S. SUBSTANTIAL BUT UNRECORDED.

Comment (Development): SURVEYED FOR PATENT IN 1880 FOR NORTON, CRAWFORD, AND LAMBIE. OWNED BY MRS ROSE LIVINGSTON IN 1933.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN INCLINED SHAFT

Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D000098 OF R.P. FISCHER WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Deposit): SOMETIMES INCLUDED WITH THE HAMBURG MINE JUST TO THE NORTH.


References

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D., 1933, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 134, P. 63.

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1978, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 192, P. 177.

Reference (Deposit): PARKER, 1966, SAN DIEGO STATE COLLEGE, MASTERS THESIS.

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.


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