The Silver Crown Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,400 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: 4,400 Feet (1,341 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 34.31667, -112.59861
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Silver Crown Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Crown Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Walnut Grove District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Clara M. Stoddard; C. D. And Vera Ridell
Years: 1962 -
Owner Name: Oro Lino Inc
Years: 1958 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1880
Year Last Production: 1964
Discovery Year: 1885
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: LENSES
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation In Proterozoic Rocks Trends N 40 E To N 50 E
Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Foliation Or Cross-Cut It At A Slight Angle
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST TWO OR MORE SHAFTS AND SEVERAL ADITS
Comment (Location): UTM LOCATION MEASURED TO CENTER OF SHAFT AT THE END OF THE DIRT ROAD IN NORTHWEST OF SECTION 8. 24 MILES ENE OF MCMAHON SHAFT OF ZONIA MINE
Comment (Development): PROPERTY COMPRISES 11 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PROTEROZOIC SCHIST
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S
References
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT MIN RESOURCES FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT USBM FILE DATA
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