The Brooks Mine is a lead, gold, and silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,199 feet.
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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: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 34.25611, -112.20111
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Brooks Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Brooks Mine
Secondary: American Flag
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Black Canyon District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: J. P. Cleator, Star Route, Bumblebee, Arizona. Residence At Cleator, Arizona
Owner Name: J. P. Cleator, Star Route, Bumblebee, Arizona. Residence At Cleator, Arizona
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1915
Year Last Production: 1922
Discovery Year: 1877
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation In Precambrian Rocks Trends N-S
Type: L
Description: Veins In Area Are Mostly Dipping Less Than 40 Degrees
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None
Rocks
Name: Chert
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1740.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Amphibolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1740.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: LATE 1870'S
Comment (Development): MOST PRODUCTION IN 1915
Comment (Deposit): BROOKS VEIN IS SOUTHERN CONTINUATION OF SILVER CORD VEIN
Comment (Location): BROOKS CLAIMS ADJOIN SILVER CORD GROUP, BUT EXACT LOCATION UNDETERMINED. PRODUCTION MAY HAVE COME FROM SAME VEIN AS SILVER CORD MINE. BROOKS CLAIMS JOIN SILVER CORD CLAIM ON SOUTH.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM IC. 6905, P. 29-31
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL 782, P. 158
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
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