The Emmett Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,240 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: 5,240 Feet (1,597 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.6775, -112.25583
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Emmett Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Emmett Mine
Secondary: Emmett-Golden Eagle
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Minearl Point District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Hudgens And Barnes
Years: 1937 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1908
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 Granodiorite And Older Metavolcanic Rocks Trends N10w To N20w
Type: L
Description: Quartz Vein Crosscuts Foliation And Trends N60e To N70e
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1770.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Meta-Basalt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1770.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1770.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Development): PATENTED CLAIM IS GOLDEN EAGLE (MS 644)
Comment (Deposit): USGS P.P. 467 SHOWS VEINS STRIKING N65E; USGS BULL 782 SAYS VEINS STRIKE N25W TO N40W CAN NOT TELL WHICH REFERENCE IS CORRECT
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PROTEROZOIC ROCKS.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 782, P. 101
Reference (Deposit): USGS P.P. 467, PLATE 1 AND PGS. 111-112
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