Portmanteau Mine

The Portmanteau Mine is a gold mine located in Maricopa county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,301 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

Name: Portmanteau Mine

State:  Arizona

County:  Maricopa

Elevation: 4,301 Feet (1,311 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 33.88917, -111.85750

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Satelite image of the Portmanteau Mine

Portmanteau Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Portmanteau Mine
Secondary: Gold Hill Mine
Secondary: Van Buskirk


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: Arizona
County: Maricopa
District: Cave Creek District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Mississippi Valley Trust Co.
Years: 1937 -

Owner Name: R. B. Van Buskirk (Nickolson Mining Co.)
Years: 1937 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1937
Discovery Year: 1920
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: R
Description: Small Granite Pod Surrounded By Acteres Shale, Siltstone. Ne Trending Tert Fractures In Area. Tert Basalts Cap Mesas Locally Large Out Crop Extent Of 1.2 By Caxe Creek Quartz Monzonite Begins 1 1/2 Miles S. Of Mine

Type: L
Description: Granitic Intrusion Into Prec Sediments. Intrusive Outcrop Is 1/3 Mile In Length, E-W Elongated, And 1/6 Mile Wide. Mine Is At West End Of Intrusion


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver


Comments

Comment (Development): CLAIMS INCLUDE THE PORTMANTEAU, RAVEN, DAVIS, LYON, LEGAL TENDER, FAIRVIEW

Comment (Workings): TUNNELS

Comment (Geology): TWO OTHER SIMILAR GRANITE PODS W OF MINE TERTLARY MINERALLZATION PROBABLE, AS IS PROBABLE AGE OF GRANITE.


References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES

Reference (Deposit): USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): DEWITT, ED, 1981, UNPUBLISHED MAPPING


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