The McKay Prospect is a gold mine located in Yuma county, Arizona at an elevation of 499 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: 499 Feet (152 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 32.73833, -114.37583
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McKay Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: McKay Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yuma
District: Dome District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Amoco Minerals Co.
Home Office: Englewood, Co.
Years: 1986 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Here Black Schist Has Been Cut By Several Faults
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN OLD SHALLOW SHAFT, AND A FEW SHORT TUNNELS
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD
Comment (Development): DURING 1984-86, GEOLOGIC EVALUATION AND SURFACE DRILLING PROJECT.
Comment (Geology): IN METAMORPHOSED MESOZOIC (?) SEDIMENTS NEAR MESOZOIC GRANITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D., 1933, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 134, P. 200.
Reference (Deposit): NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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