The Mossback Mine is a gold mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,402 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: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 35.09667, -114.40861
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Mossback Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mossback Mine
Secondary: 5 Claims-- Mossback
Secondary: Mossback Extension
Secondary: Alice B.
Secondary: Gladys
Secondary: Ida
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Semiprecious Gemstone
Secondary: Quartz
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Location
State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: San Francisco 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
Owner Name: Sutton Resources Ltd.
Home Office: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Years: 1986 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1863
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: Nnw To Wnw Trending Vein And Fault System In Tert Volcanic Rocks
Type: L
Description: Sheeting In Country Rock N 80 E
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $6 TO $2,000 PER TON AU ( 1909
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: RHYOLITE IS PARTLY MINERALIZED
Comment (Development): PREVIOUS OWNERS AND OPERATORS INCLUDE CHARLES H. BURLOCK, MOSSBACK MINING CO., REILL, TRAPSHOOTER, M.B. LAUZON, EMPIRE CONSOLIDATED GOLD MINING CO., MOSSBACK EXTENSION MINING, L.E. DALY. 1984-1986: SUTTON CONDUCTED 20 HOLE DRILLING PROJECT TO EVALUATE A POTENTIAL BULK TONNAGE AREA AND TESTED 2 VEINS.
Comment (Workings): PRINCIPAL DEVELOPMENT IS BY AN 800 FT SHAFT; THERE ARE ALSO NUMEROUS OPEN CUTS, SHALLOW SHAFTS AND TUNNELS.
References
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., 1909, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CERBAT RANGE, BLACK MOUNTAINS, AND THE GRAND WASH CLIFFS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULL. 397, P. 169.
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D., 1934, ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 137, P. 98.
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE DATA.
Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
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 (Production): U.S.B.M. I.C. 6901, P. 33.
Reference (Deposit): GARDNER, E.D., 1936, GOLD MINING AND MILLING IN THE BLACK MOUNTAINS, WESTERN MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 6901, P. 33.
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