Pocahontas Mine

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

Name: Pocahontas Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

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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