The Gillespie Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,461 feet.
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
Elevation: 2,461 Feet (750 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.12417, -112.16333
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Gillespie Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gillespie Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Richinbar District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1882
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 Prec Country Rocks Trends N-S
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: EARLY PRODUCTION EQUALLED $80,000 OF GOLD
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1880'S
Comment (Location): MILS LOCATION DATA UNVERIFIED BY OTHER SOURCES
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS VEIN OF QUARTZ & PYRITE IN PROT BLAND QUARTZ DIORITE
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
Reference (Deposit): JEROME, SE, 1956, UNPUB PH.D., UNIV. OF UTAH, 150 P 65
Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 140, P. 102
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