The Arizona Klondyke Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 32.19694, -109.58333
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Arizona Klondyke Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Arizona Klondyke Mine
Secondary: Arizona and Klondyke Group
Secondary: Denmark
Secondary: Bean, Hyde
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Manganese
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Mascot 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
Owner Name: Bean, Hyde
Years: 1973 -
Owner Name: Bean, Hyde
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: E-W Fault S Of Mine Juxtaposes Precambrian Quartz Monzonite To South With Cretaceous Bisbee Group
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrolusite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Wad
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Deposit): IRREGULAR QUARTZ VEIN ALONG FAULT IN CRETACEOUS METAMORPHIC ROCKS AND MANGANESE REPLACEMENT BODIES IN LIMY BEDS.
Comment (Location): SW 1/4 SEC 22, UTM EST
Comment (Production): A FEW HUNDRED TONS OF ORE PRODUCED FROM 1884 TO 1933.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT AND SURFACE WORKINGS.
Comment (Geology): ORE ALONG FAULT FISSURES CUTTING SCHISTOSE ROCKS.
References
Reference (Deposit): COOPER, J. R., 1960, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-231.
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 60.
Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM, L. L., STEWART, L. A., AND DELONG, C. W., 1961, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990, P. 41-42.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MILS, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES COMPUTER DATA BANK, 1978A.
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