The Rand Prospect is a gold mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,199 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: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 33.40083, -113.97806
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Rand Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rand Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: Alamo Springs 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.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: VEINLETS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartzite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartzite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE KOFA GAME RANGE
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD
Comment (Workings): PROSPECTED BY A SHALLOW SHAFT AND A DRIFT
References
Reference (Deposit): JONES, E.L. JR.; 1915; A RECONNAISSANCE IN THE KOFA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 620, P. 161
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D.; 1933; GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 134, P. 117
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