The Topaz Claims is a gold, tungsten, and copper mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,201 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: 1,201 Feet (366 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Tungsten, Copper
Lat, Long: 33.66944, -114.30833
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Topaz Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Topaz Claims
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Uranium
Location
State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: Middle Camp District
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Owner Name: Loftgrenn, A. E. And Filling, L. E.
Years: 1955 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: .055 EU3O8, .2 EU3O8, .006 EU3O8, SELECT SAMPLES
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1964
Comment (Workings): A FEW PROSPECT PITS. TOPO SHEET SHOWS 3 SHAFTS
Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT WAS TAKEN FROM RECORD M030338 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENU M FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): WALLABY ENTERPRISES, TUCSON, AZ, MINING DISTRICT DATA BASE FILE
Reference (Deposit): ASHWILL, 1955, USAEC PRELIM. RECONN. REPT A-P-308, 1 P.
Reference (Deposit): CROWL, 1979, MS THESIS, UNIV OF AZ
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