The Oblong Mine is a copper and gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,620 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
Elevation: 5,620 Feet (1,713 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 34.55139, -112.39778
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Oblong Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Oblong Mine
Secondary: Oblong Claim
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Prescott District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: R. E. Walde
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1937
Year Last Production: 1938
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 Metamorphic Rocks Trends N-S To Slightly E Of North
Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Foliation Or Cross-Cut It At Slight Angles. Vein Trends Northwest
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): MINE LOCATION BASED ON LOCATION TO CENTER OF CLAIM AS GIVEN BY USBM FILES
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PROTEROZOIC CRYSTALLINE ROCKS
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM FILES
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT -USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 467, P. 104
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