The St. Louis Mine is a lead mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,400 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: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 35.30444, -114.12306
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St. Louis Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: St. Louis Mine
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Wallapai 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: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1948
Time Period: 1901 - 1948
Material type: AG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^14 Oz/Ton Ag
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1865
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: Prec Schistosity N30e, Lcret Veins, Fissures, Dikes Nw To Nnw Regionally
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gneiss
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Hematite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): MAJOR DEVELOPMENT BY 3 TUNNELS; THERE IS ALSO A SHAFT
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH PORPHYRY INTRUSION, LCRET
Comment (Development): ORIGINALLY 19 CLAIMS; PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENT IS ON ST. LOUIS CLAIM; PREVIOUS OWNERS AND OPERATORS INCLUDE ST. LOUIS CONSOLIDATED MINING AND MILLING CO (1905), GADDIS AND PERRY, D. SANDERSON, E.L. LEITZOW, A.T. LEITZOW, M.B. MAXWELL, NORTH DAKOTA SILVER CO
Comment (Deposit): 5 PRINCIPAL VEINS; 3 TRENDING N30W, 2 TRENDING NS
References
Reference (Deposit): DINGS, M.G., 1951 , THE WALLAPAI MINING DISTRICT, CERBAT MOUNTAINS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA; U.S.G.S. BULL. 978 - E
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., 1909 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE CERBAT RANGE, BLACK MOUNTAINS, AND GRAND WASH CLIFFS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA; U.S.G.S. BULL. 397
Reference (Deposit): HAURY, P.S., 1947 , EXAMINATION OF ZN-PB MINES IN THE WALLAPAI MINING DISTRICT, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. R.I. 4101 .
Reference (Deposit): PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA, 1952 TO 1956 ; U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, RME - 158 , JUNE 1970
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Production): U.S.G.S. BULL. 978 - E, U.S.B.M. R.I. 4101
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