The Gold Basis Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 7,001 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: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.46194, -112.41583
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Gold Basis Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Basis Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Groom Creek District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Bob O'Brien
Years: 1934 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1901
Year Last Production: 1940
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 In Precambrian Rocks Trends N10e To N20e
Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Foliation And Crosscut It By 10-20 Degrees, Trending N20e To N-S
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor
Rocks
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Meta-Basalt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM LOCATED TO CENTER OF CLAIM FOUND ON BLM DISTRICT SHEET #248
Comment (Development): INCLUDES 5 CLAIMS (1918). PRODUCTION POSSIBLY CAME FROM LITTLE GIANT CLAIM LOCATED JUST NORTH OF GOLD BASIS CLAIM
Comment (Workings): 325 FOOT SHAFT WITH SEVERAL LEVELS (1918)
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PROTEROZOIC ROCKS
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): U.S.B.M. DISTRICT SHEET #248
Reference (Deposit): YAVAPAI MAGAZINE, 1918, VOL VI, NO 7, P.4
Reference (Deposit): USGS GEOLOGIC MAP GQ-997
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