Oblong Mine

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

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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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