The Mariquita Prospect is a copper and gold mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,099 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: 1,099 Feet (335 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 33.66528, -114.30500
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Mariquita Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mariquita Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: Middle Camp 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
Not available
Production
Year: 1945
Time Period: 1880-1945
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.6 Oz Au/Ton, 0.3 Oz Ag/Ton
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: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENTICULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Copper
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): WORKED INTERMITTENTLY FROM LATE 1800'S TO 1940'S
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS ON THE PROPERTY ARE OLD AND NOT VERY EXTENSIVE
References
Reference (Deposit): BANCROFT, HOWLAND, 1911, ORE DEPOSITS IN NORTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 451, P. 81.
Reference (Deposit): JONES, E.L., JR., 1915, GOLD DEPOSITS NEAR QUARTZITE, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 620, P. 56.
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1978, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 192, P. 161.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): KEITH, S.B., 1978
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