Weepah Mine

The Weepah Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,801 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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: Weepah Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

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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