The American Molybdenum Mine is a copper and molybdenum mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,881 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: 3,881 Feet (1,183 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 34.82694, -113.78833
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American Molybdenum Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: American Molybdenum Mine
Secondary: Cedar
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Diamond Joe 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
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
Type: L
Description: N40w Fault With Sw Side Down
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT TAKEN FROM RECORD M030374 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FI LE; CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): WICKES, 1917, MIN. SCI. PRESS, V. 114, P. 699-700.
Reference (Deposit): BERGER, 1938, MIN JOUR V. 22, NO. 6, P. 4,5,32
Reference (Deposit): DEPT MIN RES, 1962, AZ. DEPT MIN RES, PHOENIX
Reference (Deposit): MALACH, 1977, MOHAVE CO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, KINGMAN, AZ
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