The Black Rock Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,350 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: 3,350 Feet (1,021 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.07389, -112.58194
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Black Rock Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Rock Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Black Rock District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Black Rock Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1940
Year Last Production: 1941
Discovery Year: 1902
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 (And Genetically-Related (?)) Dikes Trend N10w To N40w And Crosscut Precambrian Fabric
Type: R
Description: Foliation In Precambrian Schist And Gneiss Trends N 25 E To N 65 E
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor To None
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): PATENTED CLAIM GROUP INCLUDES GOLD BUG, OLYMPIA, OLYMPIA EXTENSION, AND CACTI CLAIMS, AND POSSIBLY THE MERCURY, ROSALIND AND CHOICE CLAIMS. MAIN SHAFT AND ADIT ON OLYMPIA CLAIM. PRODUCTION SMALL
Comment (Deposit): VEIN CUT BY DIORITE DIKE. OXIDIZED TO CONSIDERABLE DEPTH. PORPHYRY DIKES ASSOCIATED WITH VEIN PROTORE BELOW 190 FT LEVEL
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS HIGH-ANGLE QUARTZ VEIN WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH RHYOLITE OR ANDESITE DIKES OF PROBABLE MID-TERTIARY AGE THAT CUT PRECAMBRIAN IGNEOUS AND METAMORPHIC ROCKS
Comment (Workings): MAIN SHAFT (INCLINED 40 TO 60 DEGREES) 340 FT DEEP. LEVELS AT 55, 100, 210 FEET. ADIT ON 100 LEVEL CONNECTS TO SURFACE. STOPES ON 100 FT ADIT LEVEL
Comment (Location): UTM COORDINATES TO SHAFT ON WEST END OF OLYMPIA CLAIM.
References
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT MIN. RESOURCES FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): THE MINES OF WICKENBURG, CA 1907, PUBLISHED BY WICKENBURG BUSINESSMAN AND MINES.
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
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