The Black Hawk Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,279 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: 5,279 Feet (1,609 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.59833, -112.03000
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Black Hawk Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Hawk Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Cherry Creek District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Jd Lovett, Rh Tucker Ro Wocomber
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1935
Year Last Production: 1942
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: Dike Trend N 40 E
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Jasper
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED FROM U.S.G.S. P.P. 308
Comment (Production): 30 CARS OF GOLD ORE AVERAGING $25/TON WERE SHIPPED
Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT 200 FT DEEP FILLED WITH WATER IN 1958
Comment (Geology): QUARTZ VEIN IN QUARTZ DIORITE
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 308, P. 176
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Arizona Gold
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