Black Dyke Mine

The Black Dyke Mine is a gold mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,680 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

Name: Black Dyke Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

Elevation: 1,680 Feet (512 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 35.23194, -114.49389

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Black Dyke Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Dyke Mine
Secondary: Princess


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Union Pass 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: Past Producer
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: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: STRINGERS


Structure

Type: R
Description: Nw To Nnw Trending Normal Faulting

Type: L
Description: Tert Flows Strike Nw, Dip 30-40 Ne, And Overlie Prec Granite And Gneiss


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAY AVERAGE $3 PER TON AU ( 1931


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Geology): FREE GOLD IN CLEAN OXIDIZED QUARTZ AND CALCITE


References

Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA STATE DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILES

Reference (Reserve-Resource): ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES FILES

Reference (Deposit): LAUSEN, C., 1931 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE OATMAN AND KATHERINE DISTRICTS, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 131 , P. 119


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