The Combination Mine is a gold, zinc, and lead 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
Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 34.44639, -112.38250
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Combination Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Combination Mine
Secondary: Combination
Secondary: Silver Flake
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
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: Pritchett, Alma
Years: 1959 -
Owner Name: F. F. Holly
Years: 1959 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1948
Year Last Production: 1975
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 N45e
Type: L
Description: Veins Sometimes Parallel To Regional Foliation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): JUST EAST OF ACCIDENTAL MINE
Comment (Deposit): COMBINATION, ACCIDENTAL, AND ORO PLATA ARE A GROUP OF CONTIGUOUS CLAIMS OWNED BY ALMA PRITCHETT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Workings): SHAFT POSSIBLY 400 FT DEEP
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS VEIN IN PRECAMBRIAN GOVERNMENT CANYON GRANODIORITE. CRET-TERT RHYOLITE DIKES MAY APPEAR LOCALLY NEAR THE DEPOSIT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ MAP 997
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT MIN. RESOURCES FILE DATA - ORO PLATA GROUP
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
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