The Yarnell Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,112 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: 5,112 Feet (1,558 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.20583, -112.74778
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Yarnell Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Yarnell Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Rich Hill 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: Security Trust Co (1940'S)
Owner Name: Winslow Gold Mining , Duane Gray
Years: 1942 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1936
Year Last Production: 1941
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 Metamorphic Rocks Trends N10e To N25e; Granitic Rocks Unfoliated
Type: L
Description: Veins Trend Northeast And Dip At Low Angles, Usually Less Than 40 Degrees
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor Sericite Along Vein Walls
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM COORDINATES TO ONE SHAFT SURROUNDED BY NUMEROUS ADITS. MAIN WORKINGS ON JUNIPER CLAIM ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)
Comment (Workings): 3 LEVELS CONNECTED BY RAISES. HUMAN SHAFT IS 210 FT DEEP WITH LEVELS ON 75, 125, 190 FT FROM SURFACE
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN GRANITIC ROCKS. VEIN LOCALIZED ALONG SHALLOWLY-DIPPING ANDESITE AND DIORITE DIKES, BUT DIKES LACKING AT YARNELL MINE
Comment (Development): PATENTED CLAIMS INCLUDE JUNIPER, TRIANGLE, EDMUND, EDGAR
Comment (Deposit): SHEAR ZONE APPARENTLY DEVOID OF DIORITE DIKES
References
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT MIN. RESOURCES FILES.
Reference (Deposit): USBM I.C. 6991, P. 34-39
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
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