The Pilgrim Mine is a copper, silver, and gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,401 feet.
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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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 34.17611, -112.34167
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Pilgrim Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pilgrim Mine
Secondary: Pilgrim Claim
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Tiger District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Don Van Tilborg, Barrod Mining Co., New York, New York
Years: 1944 -
Owner Name: Garrity, Rex And Ethil
Home Office: Crown King, Az
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1940
Year Last Production: 1949
Discovery Year: 1887
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: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation Trends N15e
Type: L
Description: Veins Tend To Parallel Regional Foliation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Pegmatite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 1 PATENTED CLAIM
Comment (Geology): PILGRIM DEPOSIT IS NORTHERN EXTENSION OF GRAY EAGLE VEIN AT OROBELLE & GRAY EAGLE MINE SCHIST FORMS HANGING WALL OF VEIN; GRANITE PORPHYRY FORMS FOOTWALL OF VEIN
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: LATE 1880'S
Comment (Location): PILGRIM CLAIM IS NORTHERNMOST PATENTED CLAIM OF ORO BELLE-GRAY EAGLE GROUP. PILGRAM IS BETWEEN ORO BELLE MINE AND NEW JERSEY MINE. PILGRIM IS JUST SOUTHWEST OF SAVOY MINE AND IS APPROXIMATELY 1500 FT FROM ORO BELLE
References
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL 782, P. 174.
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA
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