The Howard Silver Mine is a silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,799 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 34.22778, -112.21111
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Howard Silver Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Howard Silver Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Black Canyon District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Howard Silver Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1922
Year Last Production: 1924
Discovery Year: 1925
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 Trends N-S
Type: L
Description: Adjacent To Crazy Basin Batholith
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None
Rocks
Name: Amphibolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Meta-Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF SOUTHERN CROSS AND ALICE VEINS. IRON AGE AND D.J.H. VEINS NEARBY
Comment (Geology): HOWARD SILVER DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN IN PRECAMBRIAN AMPHIBOLITE
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S
References
Reference (Deposit): US GEOL SURVEY BULL 782, P. 159
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
Reference (Deposit): USBM I.C. 6905, P. 32
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