The Hassayampa Shaft is a silver and gold mine located in Washington county, Utah at an elevation of 5,020 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,020 Feet (1,530 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 37.3875, -113.87917
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Hassayampa Shaft MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hassayampa Shaft
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Utah
County: Washington
District: Goldstrike District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Sevier Thrust Belt, Detachment And Denudation Faults
Type: L
Description: N23w Striking Fault
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Argillization, Oxidation
Rocks
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: AN ANALYSIS OF A CHIP-CHANNEL SAMPLE COLLECTED ACROSS THE ZONE BY LEE PERRY OF THE UGMS IN 1979 YIELDED THE FOLLOWING RESULTS: <.01 PPM AU, .9 PPM AG, 85 PPM AS, 5 PPM SB, 290 PPB HG, 15 PPM CU, 65 PPM MO, 70 PPM PB, 365 PPM ZN
Materials
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Jarosite
Comments
Comment (Development): OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTY CHANGED IN 1914 FROM THE BULL VALLEY GOLD MINES COMPANY TO JOHN Z. ALGER. THE AREA HAS BEEN EXPLORED IN RECENT YEARS FOR PRECIOUS METALS, ESPECIALLY SINCE 1978
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SHAFT AND AN ADJACENT CUT. THE SHAFT HAS BEEN FILLED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF A ROAD. THE SHAFT WAS 110 FEET DEEP WITH A 16 FOOT LONG CROSSCUT AT THE BOTTOM. THE CUT IS 50 FEET IN LENGTH
Comment (Geology): PROSPECT LIES JUST NORTH OF AN EAST-WEST FAULT JUXTAPOSING THE LEACH CANYON TUFF TO THE SOUTH AND THE CALLVILLE LIMESTONE TO THE NORTH. THE NORTH SIDE OF THE FAULT IS BROADLY SILICIFIED IN AN EAST-WEST BELT
Comment (Deposit): THE DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF A FAULT ZONE, STRIKING N23W AND DIPPING 88 DEGREES TO THE NE, ALONG WHICH OCCURS STRONG BRECCIATION, SILICIFICATION, AND IRON OXIDE STAINING. THE SILICIFIED BRECCIA ZONE HAS BEEN CALLED A VEIN OR A FISSURE VEIN IN PREVIOUS REPORTS. THE SILICIFIED BRECCIA ZONE IS EXPOSED IN THE CUT AND RANGES FROM 4 FEET TO 1 FOOT IN WIDTH. IT COMPRISES THE HANGING WALL OF THE HASSAYAMPA FAULT. SILICIFIED BRECCIA IS DARK BROWN WITH STRONG LIMONITE STAINING AND JAROSITE. THE FOOTWALL CONSISTS OF A 10 FOOT WIDE ZONE OF ARGILLIZED FAULT GOUGE. A SMALL CROSS-FAULT IS PRESENT AT N72W, 55 SW WITH MINOR DISPLACEMENT
References
Reference (Deposit): MESSENGER, H.M., 1983, UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON THE GOLDSTRIKE DISTRICT
Reference (Deposit): ADAIR, D.H., 1975, UNPUBLISHED GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GOLDSTRIKE DISTRICT
Reference (Deposit): SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGSM FILES
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