The King Kelly Mine is a silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,601 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 34.46833, -112.42250
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King Kelly Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: King Kelly Mine
Secondary: Monte Cristo
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Groom Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Owner Name: Momell
Years: 1980 -
Owner Name: C. G. Chapman
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1904
Year Last Production: 1942
Discovery Year: 1885
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: LENTICULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation In Precambrian Rocks Trends N10e To N20e
Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Foliation And Crosscut It By 10-20 Deg, Trending N20e To N-S
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor
Rocks
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Meta-Basalt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PROTEROZOIC ROCKS
Comment (Workings): ORIGINAL WORKINGS INCLUDED A TUNNEL AND LATER A SHAFT NEAR THE TUNNEL ENTRANCE
Comment (Location): LOCATION IS VERY NEAR EMPIRE MINE
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION YEARS: 1880'S, 1902 - 1905 , 1920 - 1927 .
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1880'S
References
Reference (Deposit): ELSING, M.J. AND HEINEMAN, R.E., 1936 , ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 140 , P. 102
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Production): ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 140 , P. 102
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, 1926, USGS BULL 782, P. 113
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