Mcgarry Wash Prospect

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

Name: Mcgarry Wash Prospect  

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

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


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