The Swindler Mine is a copper and gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,810 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 4,810 Feet (1,466 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 34.46194, -112.26222
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Swindler Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Swindler Mine
Secondary: Victor
Secondary: Victor-Swindler
Secondary: Huron-Victor-Swindler Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Big Bug District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Huron Gold Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1911
Year Last Production: 1911
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: LENS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation In Precambrian Metavolcanic Rocks Trends N15e
Type: L
Description: Massive Sulfide Lenses Aligned Parallel To Foliation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chloritization, Sericitization
Rocks
Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1740.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1740.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): 0.8 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE HURON MINE. VICTOR-SWINDLER PROSPECTS MARK ONE DEPOSIT.
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS MASSIVE SULFIDE LENS IN METARHYOLITE
References
Reference (Deposit): WEBB, 1978, UNPUB. M.S. THESIS, UV. OF AZ.
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): SITE VISIT BY CIMRI STAFF
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