Cuba Mine

The Cuba Mine is a gold and silica mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,059 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

Name: Cuba Mine

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 5,059 Feet (1,542 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silica

Lat, Long: 34.29583, -112.78889

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Cuba Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cuba Mine
Secondary: Cuba Prospect
Secondary: Independence Claim
Secondary: Rooney


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silica
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Uranium


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Rich Hill District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: L. L. Jaycox
Years: 1970 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1933
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

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Foliation In Precambrian Metamorphic Rocks Trends N10e To N25e; Granitic Rocks Unfoliated

Type: L
Description: Veins Trend Ne And Dip At Low Angles, Usually Less Than 40 Deg


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor Sericite Along Vein Walls


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 0.016 % U
Analytical Data: CHIP SAMPLE 0.009 % U


Materials

Ore: Torbernite
Ore: Uranophane
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS.

Comment (Geology): VEIN LOCALIZED ALONG SHALLOWLY DIPPING ANDESITE AND DIORITE DIKES WHICH MAY BE RELATED TO VEINS BUT WHICH MIGHT BE YOUNGER.


References

Reference (Deposit): GRANGER, H. C. AND RAUP, R. B., 1962 , RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF URANIUM DEPOSITS IN ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 1147 - A, P. 46 .

Reference (Deposit): U.S.B.M. CARD FILE

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA

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

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): USBM CARD FILE


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