Savoy Mine

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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Mine Info

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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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