The Homestake Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,821 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: 1,821 Feet (555 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.36167, -113.19778
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Homestake Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Homestake 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: Thompson, T. E. , Alex Lucy (1950'S)
Years: 1942 -
Owner Name: Arizona Homestake Mining Co.
Years: 1950 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1942
Year Last Production: 1942
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
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): SHAFT IS TO THE EAST OF THE BIG STICK MINE SHAFT
Comment (Workings): LEVELS AT 50, 100 FT
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
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM I.C. 6991, P. 74-75
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT. MIN RESOURCES FILE DATA
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