Brooks Mine

The Brooks Mine is a lead, gold, and silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,199 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: Brooks Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

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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