The Blue John Mine is a gold and lead mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,601 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: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Lead
Lat, Long: 34.45472, -112.39333
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Blue John Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue John Mine
Secondary: Wedge
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Walker District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: J. H. Cavanaugh
Years: 1940 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1914
Year Last Production: 1940
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: L
Description: Veins Sometimes Parallel Regional Foliation
Type: R
Description: Foliation In Precambrian Country Rocks Trends N10e To N40e
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: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS VEIN IN CRET-PALEO WALKER GRANODIORITE. RHYOLITE DIKES LOCALLY ABUNDANT NEAR VEINS
Comment (Location): LOCATED 0.2 MILES WEST OF PINE MTN MINE
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ MAP 997
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT MIN. RESOURCES FILE DATA - FORSHODA MINE
Reference (Deposit): USBM- ABGMT FILE DATA
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