Fountain Head Mine

The Fountain Head Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,879 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: Fountain Head Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

Elevation: 4,879 Feet (1,487 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 35.3225, -114.10833

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Fountain Head Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Fountain Head Mine
Secondary: Banner


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper


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: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Harrison Mining
Home Office: Kingman, Az.
Years: 1987 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Hydrothermal Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1953
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: SHOOTS


Structure

Type: R
Description: Prec Schistosity N30e, Lcret Veins, Fissures, Dikes Nw To Nnw Regionally


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Hydrothermal


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Development): PREVIOUS OWNERS AND OPERATORS INCLUDE PEERLESS MINES DEVELOPMENT CO (1924), ARIZONA PREMIER MINES CO (1926), REED MINING, G.E. BOWENS, DEAN M. HOGUE, L.L. ROBINSON, BEVIS DEVIDE MINING CO (1927).

Comment (Deposit): THE VEIN IS IN A NW-TRENDING FISSURE.

Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH PORPHYRY INTRUSION.

Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D003270 OF J.W. HASLER WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Workings): CROSSCUT TUNNEL AROUND 600 FT LONG CUTTING THE FOUNTAINHEAD VEIN AT 100 FT LEVEL AND CONTINUING ON TO BANNER VEIN. SHAFT OF 130 FT CONNECTING TO TUNNEL. DRIFTS AT 200 FT LEVEL REACHED BY CROSSCUT FROM SILVER LEGION SHAFT.


References

Reference (Deposit): SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.

Reference (Deposit): DINGS, M.G., THE WALLAPAI MINING DISTRICT, CERBAT MOUNTAINS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: USGS BULL. 397-E.

Reference (Deposit): PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA, 1952 TO 1956: U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, RME-158, JUNE 1970, P. 6.

Reference (Deposit): NEALE, 1926, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL XVII, P. 345.

Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE DATA (BANNER-FOUNTAINHEAD FILE).

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.

Reference (Deposit): NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CERBAT RANGE, BLACK MOUNTAINS, AND GRAND WASH CLIFFS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: USGS BULL. 397.


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