The River View Claims is a silver and lead mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 299 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: 299 Feet (91 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 33.03861, -114.56389
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River View Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: River View Claims
Secondary: Eureka
Secondary: Old Selby
Secondary: Bonanza
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: Silver 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1978
Time Period: 1875-1978
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^14% Pb, 6 Oz Ag/Ton, 8% Zn, 0.2 Oz Au/Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: IRREGULAR POCKETS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification And Chloritization Of Wallrock.
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.08 OZS AU/TON
Analytical Data: 27.7 OZS. AG
Analytical Data: 3.0% FE
Analytical Data: 6.9% S
Analytical Data: 8.7% ZN
Analytical Data: 60.4% PB
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Smithsonite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): WILDLIFE REFUGE NE 1/4 SECTION 31
Comment (Production): SMALL SHIPMENTS OF HIGH-GRADE SILVER-LEAD ORE SINCE 1875, WORKED INTERMITTENTLY.
Comment (Workings): WORKING CONSIST OF NUMEROUS OPEN CUTS, SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET TUNNELS, AND A FEW SHALLOW WINZES AND SHAFTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D.; 1933; GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 134, P. 71
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D. 1951; ARIZONA ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS; ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 158, P. 97
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1978, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN YUMA, ARIZONA: ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 192, P. 178.
Reference (Production): A.B.M. BULLETIN 192, P. 178.
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