The George Washington Mine is a gold and lead mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,959 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 2,959 Feet (902 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Lead
Lat, Long: 34.085, -112.60417
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George Washington Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: George Washington Mine
Secondary: Washington
Secondary: George
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Black Rock District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: H. B. Thayer, Steve Loncar
Years: 1940 -
Owner Name: Loncar, Steve
Years: 1940 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1941
Year Last Production: 1950
Discovery Year: 1885
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 N 10 W To N 40 W 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: Gold
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S
Comment (Development): 7 UNPATENTED CLAIMS COMPRISE GEORGE WASHINGTON. A PATENTED CLAIM GROUP (M.S.2000) LIES SOUTH OF THE MINE AND EXTENDS TO THE WEST. SOUTHWEST, BUT IS APPARENTLY NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE GEORGE WASHINGTON
Comment (Deposit): ACCURATE ORIENTATION OF VEINS NOT REPORTED.
Comment (Location): LOCATION TAKEN FROM CENTER OF SHAFT SYMBOL, 2ND SHAFT DIRECTLY SOUTHWEST OF FIRST ONE
Comment (Workings): 4 SHAFTS AND 4 TUNNELS. 200 FT DRIFT TUNNEL, 30 FT WINZE
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
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT FILE DATA (CLIPPINGS FILES)
Reference (Deposit): AZ. DEPT. MIN. RES. FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
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