The Swastika Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,190 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: 5,190 Feet (1,582 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 34.26222, -112.31111
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Swastika Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Swastika Mine
Secondary: Silver Prince
Secondary: Black Warrior
Secondary: Mora B
Secondary: Kingdon
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Peck District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Hoffman, A. L. (Loft)
Home Office: Rt 23, Camp Verde, Az 602-567-3538
Owner Name: Swastika Development Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1876
Year Last Production: 1976
Discovery Year: 1874
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: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation In Proterozoic Rocks Trends N 25 E
Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Dikes And Foliation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None
Rocks
Name: Chert
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): SWASTIKA VEINS BEST DEVELOPED IN PRECAMBRIAN CHERT, VEINS ASSOCIATED WITH RHYOLITE DIKES OF CRET - PALEO AGE, BUT ORE NOT LOCALIZED IN DIKES.
Comment (Deposit): MAIN PRODUCTION FROM BLACK WARRIOR (MORA B CLAIM) FROM 1878-1882 ORE GRADES HAVE AVERAGED 65 OUNCES PER TON SILVER LINDGREN'S (1926) DESCRIPTION OF SWASTIKA SOMEWHAT IN ERROR. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Location): SWASTIKA IS MINE NAME GROUP. SILVER PRINCE AND MORA B ARE PATENTED CLAIMS IN THE SWASTIKA GROUP. BLACK WARRIOR IS ANOTHER NAME FOR MORA B.
Comment (Development): MAJOR PRODUCTION = 1907-1940. PRODUCTION START-UP IN 1976 AFTER 22 YRS INACTIVITY. PROPERTY CURRENTLY LEASED TO CANADIAN FIRM DOING LEACH OPERATION, FEASIBILITY STUDY
Comment (Deposit): SWASTIKA CONTAINS TWO VEINS, PRINCE (EAST) AND LITTLE PRINCE (WEST), SEPARATED BY 300 FT OF PRECAMBRIAN SCHIST AND CRET-PALEO RHYOLITE DIKES. PRINCE VEIN ONLY HAS BEEN EXPLOITED TO ANY EXTENT SWASTIKA CONTAINS 4 PATENTED CLAIMS: CURTIN, MORA B, ISIS, SILVER PRINCE, AND 19 UNPATENTED CLAIMS
References
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT - USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOL SURVEY BULL. 782, P. 162.
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