Occident Mine

The Occident Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,959 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

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Site Name

Primary: Occident Mine
Secondary: Occidental Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver

Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: White Hills District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1941
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: Schistosity Dips 30 N

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Strongly Oxidized

Rocks

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Cerargyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Production): REPORTED IN 1909 TO HAVE BEEN A "HEAVY PRODUCER".

Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED W.R. KILLERS, C. ROSSEAU, J.R. SMITH

Comment (Workings): 8 LEVELS OF WORKINGS

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, P. 134.

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.

Reference (Deposit): THOMPSON, 1925, ARIZ. MINING JOUR., NOV., V. 9, NO. 12, P. 7.

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