Emmett Mine

The Emmett Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,240 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: Emmett Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

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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