The Hassayampa Shaft is a gold and silver mine located in Washington county, Utah at an elevation of 5,020 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,020 Feet (1,530 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 37.3875, -113.87917
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Hassayampa Shaft MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hassayampa Shaft
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Utah
County: Washington
District: Goldstrike 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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: High Plateaus Of Utah
Physiographic Detail: Bull Valley Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Sevier Thrust Belt, Detachment And Denudation Faults
Type: L
Description: N 23 W Striking Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Argillization, Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AN ANALYSIS OF A CHIP-CHANNEL SAMPLE COLLECTED ACROSS THE ZONE BY LEE PERRY OF THE UGMS IN 1979 YIELDED THE FOLLOWING RESULTS: LESS THAN .01 PPM AU, .9 PPM AG, 85 PPM AS, 5 PPM SB, 290 PPB HG, 15 PPM CU, 65 PPM MO, 70 PPM PB, 365 PPM ZN
Materials
Gangue: Jarosite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): PROSPECT LIES JUST NORTH OF AN EAST-WEST FAULT JUXTAPOSING THE LEACH CANYON TUFF TO THE SOUTH AND THE CALLVILLE LIMESTONE TO THE NORTH. THE NORTH SIDE OF THE FAULT IS BROADLY SILICIFIED IN AN EAST-WEST BELT
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)
Comment (Development): OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTY CHANGED IN 1914 FROM THE BULL VALLEY GOLD MINES COMPANY TO JOHN Z. ALGER. THE AREA HAS BEEN EXPLORED IN RECENT YEARS FOR PRECIOUS METALS, ESPECIALLY SINCE 1978.
Comment (Deposit): THE DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF A FAULT ZONE, STRIKING N 23 W AND DIPPING 88 DEGREES TO THE NE, ALONG WHICH OCCURS STRONG BRECCIATION, SILICIFICATION, AND IRON OXIDE STAINING. THE SILICIFIED BRECCIA ZONE HAS BEEN CALLED A VEIN OR A FISSURE VEIN IN PREVIOUS REPORTS. THE SILICIFIED BRECCIA ZONE IS EXPOSED IN THE CUT AND RANGES FROM 4 FEET TO 1 FOOT IN WIDTH. IT COMPRISES THE HANGING WALL OF THE HASSAYAMPA FAULT. SILICIFIED BRECCIA IS DARK BROWN WITH STRONG LIMONITE STAINING AND JAROSITE. THE FOOTWALL CONSISTS OF A 10-FOOT WIDE ZONE OF ARGILLIZED FAULT GOUGE. A SMALL CROSS-FAULT IS PRESENT AT N 72 W, 55 SW WITH MINOR DISPLACEMENT.
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SHAFT AND AN ADJACENT CUT. THE SHAFT HAS BEEN FILLED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF A ROAD. THE SHAFT WAS 110 FEET DEEP WITH A 16-FOOT LONG CROSSCUT AT THE BOTTOM. THE CUT IS 50 FEET IN LENGTH
References
Reference (Deposit): MESSENGER, H.M., 1983, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE GOLDSTRIKE DISTRICT
Reference (Deposit): ADAIR, D.H., 1975, UNPUBLISHED GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GOLDSTRIKE DISTRICT
Reference (Deposit): SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS FILES
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