The Great West Prospect is a gold mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,760 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: 3,760 Feet (1,146 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 35.61056, -114.51583
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Great West Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Great West Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Virginia 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
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: $10 TO $80 PER TON ( 1909
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E. D., 1934 , ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 137 , P. 216
Reference (Deposit): GARDNER, E. D., 1936 , GOLD MINING AND MILLING IN THE BLACK MOUNTAINS, WESTERN MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 6901 , P. 56
Reference (Production): U.S.B.M. I.C. 6901 , P. 56
Arizona Gold
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