Kit Carson Mine

The Kit Carson Mine is a silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,141 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

Name: Kit Carson Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

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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