The Downey & Gallen Occurrence is a copper and molybdenum 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
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Downey & Gallen Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Downey & Gallen Occurrence
Secondary: D & G Mining Co
Secondary: Black Mountain Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Galen 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
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericitic, Phyllic
Rocks
Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: LARGE GEOCHEM ANOMALY
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Sericite
Comments
Comment (Development): GEOPHYSICS & DRILLING BY BEAR CREEK, ETC; NEW JERSEY ZINC; GEOCHE MICAL SURVEYS
Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT WAS TAKEN FROM RECORD M030369 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENU M FILE; CONTACT PERSON T. G. THEODORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): AZ. BUR. GEOL. FILE DATA
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