The Unida Mine is a gold and copper mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,320 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 3,320 Feet (1,012 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 34.05528, -112.59472
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Unida Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unida Mine
Secondary: Blue Nelley
Secondary: Bloo Nelley
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Black Rock District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: United Mines Op., Hayes, Jermain, Oberon
Owner Name: N. S. Oberan (1940'S)
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1929
Year Last Production: 1976
Discovery Year: 1914
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 N35e 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
Ore: Copper
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 2 VEINS, THE BLOO LEAD ON THE NORTH AND THE KING SOLOMON ON THE SOUTH, ARE SEPARATED BY 1000 FT. A 30 FT WIDE PORPHYRY DIKE OUTCROPS BETWEEN THE VEINS. THE KING SOLOMON VEIN OUTCROPS ON ROCKY MTN CLAIM THE BLOO LEAD VEIN OUTCROPS OVER A STRIKE LENGTH OF 200 FT; THE KING SOLOMON FOR 4000 FT.
Comment (Workings): THREE TUNNELS ARE 675, 550, AND 350 FT LONG. MAIN SHAFT IS 350 FT DEEP. INCLINE SHAFT 285 FT DEEP.
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 (Deposit): THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D002978 OF J.W. HASLER WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Location): LOCATION TAKEN TO CENTER OF SHAFT SYMBOL; IN ADDITION, THERE ARE 2 ADIT SYMBOLS IMMEDIATELY TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE SHAFT. MAIN SHAFT AND ADITS ON BLOO NELLEY CLAIM, SHAFTS 1100 FT SOUTHWEST OF UTM COORDINATES (BLOO NELLEY CLAIM) ARE ON ROCKY MOUNTAIN CLAIM
Comment (Development): PATENTED CLAIMS INCLUDE BLOO NELLEY, GRAY EAGLE, UNIDA, LAURA, ROCKY MTN, LINCOLN, SITTING BULL, TORINA, AND STARLIGHT
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USBM REEL 4001-542, 544
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT. MIN. RESOURCES FILE DATA
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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