The Willis Mine is a copper and gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,799 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: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 34.01028, -112.46639
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Willis Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Willis Mine
Secondary: Buckhorn Property
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Castle Creek District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: L. F. Willis
Years: 1929 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1929
Year Last Production: 1929
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 Parallel Low-Angle (Less Than 50 Degree Dip) Faults Which Trend Nw
Type: R
Description: Foliation In Precambrian Schist Trends N 20 E To N 50 E. Tertiary Vlcanics Dip Ne, Strike Nw
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor Fe-Staining
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON NORTH SIDE OF BUCKHORN CREEK. WILLIS MINE NOT THE SAME AS THE BUCKHORN MINE, 2 MILES TO THE NORTHWEST
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN LOCALIZED ALONG LOW-ANGLE FAULT WHICH PROBABLY DISPLACES TERTIARY VOLCANIC ROCKS TO THE SOUTHEAST. DEPOSIT AGE PROBABLY MIOCENE
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT MIN. RESOURCES FILE DATA.
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