The Weepah Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,801 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: 1,801 Feet (549 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.36611, -113.20500
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Weepah Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Weepah Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Crosby District
Land Status
Land ownership: State
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: J. Andrew West
Years: 1957 -
Owner Name: Phelps, James G.
Years: 1941 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1940
Year Last Production: 1941
Discovery Year: 1895
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: Minor Foliation In Schist Trends Ne; Igneous Rocks Massive
Type: L
Description: Veins Often Are Low-Angle, Dipping Less Than 40 Degrees
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1890'S
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON NORTHWEST SIDE OF SANTA MARIA RIVER. ACROSS FROM BIG STICK MINE
Comment (Development): PROPERTY CONSISTS OF 5 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Workings): 1 SHAFT APPROX. 75 FT DEEP. 2 TUNNELS, ONE SHAFT APPROX 100 FT DEEP
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS LOW-ANGLE QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PROTEROZOIC IGNEOUS ROCKS. TERTIARY IGNEOUS ROCKS MAY BE PRESENT LOCALLY ALONG QUARTZ VEINS OR MAY BE ABSENT
Comment (Deposit): VEINS PARALLEL RHYOLITE DIKES AND ARE OLDER (?) THAN E-W TRENDING DIORITE DIKES
References
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT MIN RESOURCES FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USBM I.C. 6991, P. 74-75
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