Grand Army of the Republic Mine

The Grand Army of the Republic Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Mohave county, Arizona.

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

Name: Grand Army of the Republic Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 35.73583, -114.38028

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Grand Army of the Republic Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Grand Army of the Republic Mine
Secondary: Gar Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: White Hills 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: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Corval Development Inc.
Home Office: Kingman, Az.
Years: 1979 - 1982


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1892
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
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: L
Description: Schistosity Parallels Veins , Local Shear Zones Nw To Ew Cut Across Ne Schistosity


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Cerargyrite


Comments

Comment (Development): PRESENTLY A CYANIDE LEACH OPERATION, BEGAN 1969, WORKING ON THE GAR AND THE HULDA CLAIM TO THE WEST. PREVIOUS OPERATORS INCLUDED CONSOLIDATED MINERALS (1968), UTEX EXPLORATION (1962), AND PAYNE AND MCALLISTER (1947)

Comment (Deposit): TWO PARALLEL VEINS, 30 FEET APART

Comment (Workings): MAIN SHAFT IS A 20 DEG INCLINED SHAFT, 700 FT LONG

Comment (Production): MOST PRODUCTION UNRECORDED FROM 1890'S. ABGMT-USBM DATA 1947, UNDER BOTH GAR AND WHITE HILLS DUMP


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. 130

Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): THOMPSON, 1925, ARIZONA MINING MOUR, NOV., V. 9, NO. 12, P. 7


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