The Franklin D Mine is a copper and gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,599 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: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 34.0425, -112.58583
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Franklin D Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Franklin D Mine
Secondary: Golden Gate Group
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Black Rock District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: N. Oberan (1936
Owner Name: Murphy, Garcia, Oberan Golden Gate Mining Co. , Baker And White
Years: 1936 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1943
Year Last Production: 1960
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: R
Description: Foliation In Precambrian Schist And Gneiss Trends N25e To N65e
Type: L
Description: Veins (And Genetically - Related (?)) Dikes Trend N10w To N40w And Crosscut Precambrian Fabric
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor To None
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION OF MINE WAS BASED ON ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CAMP B MINE. LOCATION TAKEN TO SHAFT SYMBOL NORTH OF CAMP B MINE 1 MILE.
Comment (Development): CLAIMS, ALL UNPATENTED, ARE THE ALBERT GROUP AND THE GOLDEN GATE GROUP. MAIN SHAFT OF FRANKLIN D IS ON ALBERT NO. 5 UNPATENTED CLAIM
Comment (Workings): MAIN SHAFT OF UNKNOWN DEPT.
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 (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT MIN RES FILE DATA.
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA.
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS. FILE DATA.
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