The Poorman Prospect is a gold and silver mine located in Yuma county, Arizona at an elevation of 531 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: 531 Feet (162 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 32.59056, -114.09500
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Poorman Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Poorman Prospect
Secondary: Desert Dwarf
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yuma
District: La Posa 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1940
Time Period: 1897-1940
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.25 Oz Au/Ton, 0.1 Oz Ag/Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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 MASSES
Structure
Type: L
Description: Area Has Been Considerably Affected By Faulting
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $4 OR $5 OF GOLD PER TON
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Development): PREVIOUS OWNERS INCLUDE EATON RYAN & SWENSON, HINDMAN
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION IN QUARTZ VEINS NEAR APLITIC DIKES ASSOCIATED WITH TWO-MICA GRANITE INTRUSIONS
Comment (Commodity): MOLYBDENUM ANOMALY
Comment (Production): SPORADIC OPERATIONS.
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON LUKE AIR FORCE BASE. NW 1/4 SECTION 2.
Comment (Workings): DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES THREE OLD SHAFTS AND TUNNELS
References
Reference (Deposit): WALLABY ENTERPRISES, TUCSON, AZ, MINING DISTRICT DATA BASE FILE.
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1978, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 192, P. 160.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): KEITH, S.B., 1978
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