Wizard

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

Name: Wizard  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

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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