White Chief Mine

The White Chief Mine is a gold mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,451 feet.

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: White Chief Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

Elevation: 2,451 Feet (747 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 35.00444, -114.38806

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White Chief Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: White Chief Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Canyon City Milling Inc.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


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

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Location): WHITE CHIEF MINE ON OATMAN QUADRANGLE.

Comment (Development): 1984-86 COMPLETED CYANIDE MILL AND BEGAN TO DEVELOP UNDERGROUND.


References

Reference (Deposit): NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-86: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.

Reference (Deposit): USGS, 1981, OATMAN 1:24,000 TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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