Blodgett Prospect

The Blodgett Prospect is a gold mine located in Yuma county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,801 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: Blodgett Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Arizona
County: Yuma
District: Tank Mountains District

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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.
Administrative Organization: Kofa Game Range

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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: Sonoran Desert

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: STRINGERS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor

Rocks

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

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Hematite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Gold
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD

Comment (Deposit): NARROW QUARTZ-CARBONATE STRINGERS.

Comment (Workings): TWO SHAFTS,FIFTEEN AND THIRTY FT DEEP;AND A SHALLOW CUT.

Comment (Geology): THE GRANITE HAS BEEN DEEPLY DECAYED SO THAT ITS EXPOSURES NOW CONSIST OF QUARTZ, CHLORITE, AND KAOLINIZED FELDSPAR. THE QUARTZ, WHICH IS OF YELLOWISH-WHITE COLOR, IS LOCALLY HONEYCOMBED AND CONTAINS MANY SMALL BUNCHES OF BROWN TO BLACK IRON OXIDE.

Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE KOFA GAME RANGE.

References

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D., 1933, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 134, P. 127

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

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