Piedmont Mine

The Piedmont Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,540 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: Piedmont Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 3,540 Feet (1,079 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 34.22333, -112.86306

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Piedmont Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Piedmont Mine
Secondary: Congress West
Secondary: West Congress


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Martinez District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Stansbury
Years: 1940 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1936
Year Last Production: 1940
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: Granite Is Massive And Unfoliated

Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Andesite Dikes Which Trend E-W To Ne And Dip At Low Angles, Less Than 40 Deg.


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): UTM COORDINATED APPROXIMATE ONLY; UTM TO EXPLORATION PIT 0.4 MILES NORTHWEST AND DOWNHILL FROM GOLDEN WAVE MINE

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN GRANITE. VEIN USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH ANDESITE AND MAFIC DIKES WHICH DIP SHALLOWLY TO THE NORTH


References

Reference (Deposit): MILS LOCATION DATA

Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA


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