Catoctin Mine

The Catoctin Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,079 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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: Catoctin Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 5,079 Feet (1,548 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 34.42583, -112.53083

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Catoctin Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Catoctin Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Little Copper Creek District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Gold Bend Partners
Years: 1952 -

Owner Name: Catoctin Mining Co.; C. W. Walker


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1927
Year Last Production: 1937
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 Proterozoic Rocks Trends N20e

Type: L
Description: Mineralization In Breccia Pipes And Dike-Related Veins


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericite, Clay


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Workings): 1,000 FT OF DEVELOPMENT

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT APPEARS TO BE VEIN IN PROTEROZOIC CRYSTALLINE ROCKS

Comment (Location): LOCATED ON SSE-FLOWING TRIBUTARY TO HASSAYAMPA RIVER, 0.6 MILES UPSTREAM FROM CONFLUENCE OF TRIBUTARY WITH THE HASSAYAMPA

Comment (Development): MEMBER OF THE WHITE FEATHER CLAIMS (UNPATENTED)

Comment (Deposit): NEARBY (EAST) PATENTED CLAIMS TREND NE; VEINS OF CATOCTIN POSSIBLY TREND N TO NE NO GOOD MINE DESCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE


References

Reference (Deposit): USGM-ABGMT FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPING FILE DATA


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