Forshoda Mine

The Forshoda Mine is a lead, zinc, and gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,801 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

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Site Name

Primary: Forshoda Mine
Secondary: Farnham

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Walker District

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: W. Tonney J. H. Morgan, M. I. Lapham
Years: 1956 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1949
Year Last Production: 1964
Discovery Year: 1916
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 Country Rocks Trends N10e To N40e, Dips 75w

Type: L
Description: Veins Sometimes Parallel Regional Foliation

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor

Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 74.000000+-4.000000
Dating Method: K-Ar
Age Young: Paleozoic
Age Old: Cretaceous

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 74.000000+-4.000000
Dating Method: K-Ar
Age Young: Paleozoic
Age Old: Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED 0.4 MILES NW OF PINE MTN MINE

Comment (Development): COMMENCHERO CLAIMS ADJOIN PROPERTY ON NORTH

Comment (Workings): 1 ADIT 350 FT LONG CONNECTS TO SMALL STOPED AREA. MOST OF ADIT CUTS UNMINERALIZED FAULT ZONE

Comment (Deposit): 8-10 FT WIDE BRECCIA ZONE IN RHYOLITE DIKE CUTS FOLIATION AT SLIGHT ANGLE

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS VEIN IN CRET-PALEO WALKER GRANODIORITE. RHYOLITE DIKES LOCALLY ABUNDANT NEAR VEINS

References

Reference (Deposit): U.S.G.S. GQ MAP 997

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT MIN. RESOURCES FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA

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