The Wizard is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,390 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: 5,390 Feet (1,643 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.44694, -112.31972
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Wizard MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wizard
Secondary: Fortuna Mine
Secondary: Wizzard
Secondary: Anne
Secondary: Annie
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Ticonderoga District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Pinto Malartic Gold Mines (1986, Toronto, Ontario)
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1915
Year Last Production: 1940
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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 Precambrian Rocks Trends N25e
Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Foliation For Most Part
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Comments
Comment (Development): AL AULOCK WAS PROPERTY OPERATOR IN 1940. PINTO MALARTIC WAS CARRYING OUT A GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY TO DETERMINE DRILL TARGETS DURING 1984-1986.
Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS VEIN WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN METAVOLCANIC ROCKS AND IS LOCALIZED NEAR RHYOLITE DIKES. VEIN AVERAGES 2-3 FT WIDTH
Comment (Workings): WIZARD TUNNEL IS 800 FT LONG
Comment (Location): UTM TO ADIT SYMBOL ON EAST SIDE OF ROAD (OLD RAILROAD GRADE). OTHER WORKINGS TO SOUTHWEST.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P. 134-135.
Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ MAP GQ-997.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1336, GEOLOGICAL MAPS.
Reference (Deposit): NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA.
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