George Washington Mine

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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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

Name: George Washington Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

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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