The Gold Metal Mine is a copper and molybdenum mine located in Mohave county, Arizona.
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
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Gold Metal Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Metal Mine
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Maynard District
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Not available
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: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: In Soap Wash Fault (?) Zone; Mineralized Ne Fractures
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Sericite
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age in Years: 65.200000+-2.400000
Age Young: Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment (Location): E SIDE OF HUALAPAI MOUNTAINS
Comment (Development): DRILLHOLES; 6 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT WAS TAKEN FROM RECORD M030357 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENU M FILE; CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): VUICH, 1974, M.S. THESIS, UNIV OF AZ
Reference (Deposit): MALACH, 1977, MOHAVE CO. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, KINGMAN
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