The Mcgarry Wash Prospect is a copper, molybdenum, gold, and silver mine located in Mohave county, Arizona.
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
Elevation:
Commodity: Copper, Molybdenum, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 35.12667, -113.80333
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Mcgarry Wash Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mcgarry Wash Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Mohave
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Santa Fe Pacific Mining, Inc.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Broad Zones Of Propylitic And Argillic Assemblages With More Local Zones Of Quartz-Sericite (Phyllic) And Potassic Alteration In Five Areas.
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GEOCHEMISTRY IN THE PEDIMENT AREA SHOWS AN AFFILIATION OF COPPER (76-1200 PPM), GOLD (47-1148 PPB), SILVER (3-20 PPM) AND MOLYBDENUM (23-610 PPM)
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): EXCELLENT OPEN PIT POTENTIAL
References
Reference (Analytical Data): SANTA FE PACIFIC MINING, INC., INFORMATION SHEET
Reference (Deposit): SANTA FE PACIFIC MINING, INC., INFORMATION SHEE
Arizona Gold
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