The Pocahontas Mine is a silver, lead, and gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,140 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
Elevation: 4,140 Feet (1,262 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead, Gold
Lat, Long: 34.38861, -112.19278
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Pocahontas Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pocahontas Mine
Secondary: Pocahontas Copper Queen Mining Company
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Agua Fria District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Adams And Hake
Years: 1947 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
Year Last Production: 1947
Discovery Year: 1925
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
Form: LENS
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation Trends Due North
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Chloritization And Sericitization Near Massive Sulfide
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT CONTAINS MASSIVE SULFIDE AND SEPARATE VEIN OCCURRENCE. DIMENSIONAL DATA FOR MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSIT; VEIN ON PROPERTY TRENDS N40E, DIPS 55NW, AND IS 2.5 FT WIDE. DEPOSITS ARE 1000 FT APART.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P. 142-143.
Reference (Deposit): USBM MINES HANDBOOK, 1922.
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.
Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 140, P. 101.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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