The Hidden Treasure Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,601 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: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 34.47222, -112.42028
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Hidden Treasure Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hidden Treasure Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Groom Creek District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: C. H. Bennett Mrs. Fannie Bennett
Years: 1919 -
Owner Name: W. H. Weatherbee; Mason William; Blake, Merdit And Ducan
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1902
Year Last Production: 1950
Discovery Year: 1895
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM TAKEN TO CENTER OF CLAIM LOCATED ON BLM DISTRICT SHEET #248.
Comment (Development): THE PROPERTY IS A SOUTH EXTENSION OF THE MONTE CRISTO.
Comment (Deposit): SAME MINERAL SYSTEM AS THE MONTE CRISTO. DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PROTEROZIC ROCKS.
Comment (Workings): OVER 300 FT OF TUNNELS (1916); CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING AND CROSSCUTTING (1917) 70 FT SHAFT (1917).
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1890'S
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA.
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE DATA.
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA MINING JOURNAL, 1919, V. III, NO. 3, P. 23.
Reference (Deposit): BLM DISTRICT SHEET #248.
Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ MAP GQ-997.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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