The Mineral No. 1 Prospect is a gold mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,201 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: 1,201 Feet (366 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.14583, -114.07833
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Mineral No. 1 Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mineral No. 1 Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: Pride 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
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF SHALLOW SHAFT AND SURFACE CUT
Comment (Geology): NEAR LOW-ANGLE FAULT BETWEEN MID-TERT SEDIMENTS AND UNDERLYING MESOZOIC-CENOZOIC GNEISS.
Comment (Location): LOCATION IS APPROXIMATE
References
Reference (Deposit): BANCROFT, HOWLAND; 1911; ORE DEPOSITS IN NORTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 451, P. 123
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