The Turquoise Mountain is a molybdenum mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,829 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: 4,829 Feet (1,472 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 35.35278, -114.15000
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Turquoise Mountain MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Turquoise Mountain
Secondary: Mineral Park Property
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Wallapai 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 7.150000+-2.600000
Age Young: Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 71.500000+-2.600000
Age Young: Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 71.500000+-2.600000
Age Young: Cretaceous
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 7.150000+-2.600000
Age Young: Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT WAS TAKEN FROM RECORD M030365 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Geology): MOLY GEOCHEMICAL ANOMALIES
References
Reference (Deposit): EIDEL ET AL, 1968 AIME GRATON-SALES VOLUME, P. 1258-1281.
Reference (Deposit): DINGS, 1951, USGS BULL 978-E.
Reference (Deposit): DRAKE, 1972, PH.D. THESIS, COLUMBIA UNIV.
Reference (Deposit): DAMON & MAUGER, 1966, SOC. MET. ENGR. TRANS, V. 235, P. 99-112.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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