The Walkover Mine is a gold mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,921 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,921 Feet (1,500 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 35.34528, -113.60222
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Walkover Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Walkover Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Arsenic
Location
State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Cottonwood District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Unknown
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1934
Time Period: 1933 - 1934
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^1.00 - 1.29 Oz. Au/Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1911
Year Last Production: 1935
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 Strikes Ne, Dips Steeply Nw. Prec Overlain By Younger Volcanic Rocks
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): 2.3 MILES W OF COTTONWOOD SPRINGS
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED NEILSON & DAVES, WALKOVER MINES, NEILSON BROTHERS, HACKBERRY, HENRY GALBRAITH, J. HAWK MINING CO, LOPER & CARNEY, CALIFORNIA MINING CO, J.L. LOPER
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 200 FEET SOUTH OF SHAFT, VEIN IS CUT OFF BY A FAULT THAT STRIKES N 60 E. 30 FEET SOUTH OF THIS SHAFT, THE VEIN IS DISPLACED 75 FEET WESTWARD BY A FAULT THAT STRIKES N 70 E, 80 S.
References
Reference (Production): ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 137 , P. 115
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D., 1934 , ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 137 , P. 115
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