The Pyramid Mine is a gold mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 761 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: 761 Feet (232 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 35.23056, -114.55972
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Pyramid Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pyramid Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Union Pass District
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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: Surface/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
Discovery Year: 1862
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: STRINGERS, LENSES
Structure
Type: R
Description: Nw To Nnw Trending Normal Faulting
Type: L
Description: Tert Flows Strike Nw, Dip 30-40 Ne, And Overlie Prec Granite And Gneiss
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1860'S
Comment (Development): PREVIOUS OWNERS AND OPERATORS INCLUDE; ERNEST CANTWELL, ARIZONA PYRAMID GOLD MINING CO., ARIZONA STANDARD MINES
Comment (Deposit): THOUGHT TO BE SAME VEIN AS KATHERINE MINE
Comment (Workings): CROSS CUT TUNNEL, 60 FT DRIFT, SEVERAL SHAFTS, PROSPECT PITS; SOME ORE SAID TO HAVE BEEN STOPED FROM 70 FT SHAFT AT WEST END OF PROPERTY
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORDS
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. 206
Reference (Deposit): LAUSEN, C., 1931 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE OATMAN AND KATHERINE DISTRICTS, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 131 , P. 118
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 6901, 1936, P. 51
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