The Summit Mine is a zinc and lead mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,400 feet.
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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: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 35.33889, -114.12083
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Summit Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Summit Mine
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Wallapai 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
Owner Name: Cerbat Mining And Milling Co.
Years: 1962 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1965
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: LENSES
Structure
Type: R
Description: Prec Schistosity N30e, Lcret Veins, Fissures, Dikes Nw To Nnw Regionally
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): 16,000 T OF ORE; 400-500T PER MONTH 1942-1948 , 19,887 T. TOTAL
Comment (Development): 40 CLAIMS; PREVIOUS OWNERS AND OPERATORS INCLUDE A.R. TATNAIL, ARIZONA METALS CO, RALPH R. LANGLEY (1944), EL DORADO ROVER MINING CO. (1943), JASPER PREWER, VENKO BUTORAE, STEINKE, BIRCHFIELD, FITZSIMMONS, GEORGE SHYSP, L.L. ROBINSON (1943)
Comment (Workings): 300 FT SHAFT WITH LEVELS AT 160, 200, AND 300 FT; SHAFT CONNECTS WITH CROSSCUT ADIT AT 160 FT LEVEL; SECOND CROSSCUT REACHES DEPTH OF 500 FT BELOW SHAFT ENTRANCE
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH PORPHYRY INTRUSION, LCRET
References
Reference (Deposit): GRANGER, H.C., 1962 , RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF URANIUM DEPOSITS IN ARIZONA, U.S.G.S. BULL 1147-A PP A-22.
Reference (Deposit): DINGS, M.G., 1951 , THE WALLAPAI MINING DISTRICT, CERBAT MOUNTAINS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA; U.S.G.S. BULL. 978-E.
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 4140, 1947, P. 28
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