The Juno Mine is a silver, gold, and lead mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,121 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: 4,121 Feet (1,256 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Lead
Lat, Long: 35.42278, -114.20583
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Juno Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Juno Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Wallapai District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Intermountain Exploration Co.
Years: 1974 -
Production
Year: 1945
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^4.85 % Pb, 4.94 % Zn, 0.21 % Cu, 6.69 Oz Ag/Ton, 0.1935 Oz Au/Ton
Year: 1941
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^7 % Pb, 7 % Zn
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: R
Description: Prec Schistosity N30e, Lcret Veins, Fissures, Dikes Nw To Nnw Regionally
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): JUNO AND ILLINOIS CLAIMS; PREVIOUS OWNERS INCLUDE EVAN ROBERTS, WILLIAM MILLER AND E.T. LLOYD, JAMES BEAUCHAMP, FLOYD BROWN, J.H. HALL, R.W. HALL, PRODUCERS MINES, JOE BONASPI, R. BLUE AND J. TRASK, RAY G. HALL
Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT OF 600 FT (INACCESSIBLE); VERTICAL SHAFT 150 FT; ADIT 370 FT LONG
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH PORPHYRY INTRUSION, LCRET
References
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., 1909 , MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CERBAT RANGE, BLACK MOUNTAINS, AND THE GRAND WASH CLIFFS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULL. 397
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): DINGS, M.G., 1951 , THE WALLAPAI MINING DISTRICT, CERBAT MOUNTAINS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULL. 978-E
Reference (Deposit): PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA, 1952 TO 1956 ; U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, RME-158 , 1970 , P. 45
Reference (Deposit): HAURY, P.S., 1947 , EXAMINATION OF ZN - PB MINES IN THE WALLAPAI MINING DISTRICT, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. R.I. 4101
Reference (Production): U.S.G.S. BULL. 978-E; U.S.B.M. R.I. 4101
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