The Kit Carson Mine is a silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,141 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,141 Feet (1,567 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 34.49444, -112.27472
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Kit Carson Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kit Carson Mine
Secondary: Kit Carson Vein
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Ticonderoga District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Owner Name: Snyder, Goldwater, Or Olsen
Years: 1926 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1907
Year Last Production: 1926
Discovery Year: 1897
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 N30e
Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Regional Foliation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor Silicification
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Ankerite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: LATE 1890'S
Comment (Location): KIT CARSON VEIN HAD PRODUCTION FROM NUMEROUS PITS AND SMALL SHAFTS. UTM COORDINATES FOR SOUTHWESTERN-MOST PIT SHOWN
Comment (Deposit): KIT CARSON VEIN STRIKES SAME DIRECTION AS MCCABE-SILVER BELT VEIN. BUT DIPS TO THE SOUTHEAST INSTEAD OF THE NORTHWEST
Comment (Workings): 8 SHAFTS ALONG 3000 FEET OF VEIN OUTCROP
Comment (Geology): KIT CARSON IS VEIN WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN METAVOLCANIC ROCKS.
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 467, P. 110
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 308, P. 169-170
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P. 126-127
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