Yarnell Mine

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

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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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