The Savoy Mine is a silver, lead, copper, and gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,299 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: 6,299 Feet (1,920 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 34.17889, -112.33861
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Savoy Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Savoy Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Tiger District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: H. R. Playford, Scottsdale, Arizona
Owner Name: Mine Management Corp., Phoenix, Arizona
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1888
Year Last Production: 1965
Discovery Year: 1888
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 25 E
Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Foliation And Pegmatites At N 25 E
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
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
Analytical Data: CHANNEL SAMPLE ASSAYS = 2.27 OZ/TON AG, 0.2-1.6 OZ/TON AU, 0.5 - 1.6 % CU
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): OREBODY IS ALMOND - SHAPED POD WITH LONG DIMENSION NEAR - VERTICAL. OREBODY LOCATED AT BEND IN GRAY EAGLE VEIN STRUCTURE
Comment (Geology): SAVOY MINE IS CRETACEOUS - PALEOCENE VEIN DEPOSIT WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN QUARTZ - MICA SCHIST. NO IGNEOUS ROCKS OF CRET - PALEO AGE ARE KNOWN AT THE SAVOY MINE ALTHOUGH THEY DO OCCUR IN THE TIGER DISTRICT AS DIKES AND A LARGE PLUTON AT CROWN KING.
References
Reference (Deposit): AZ BUR MINES BULL 137, P. 59
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL 782, P. 175
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT - USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT FILE DATA
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