Gillespie Mine

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

Name: Gillespie Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

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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