King Kelly Mine

The King Kelly Mine is a silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,601 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

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: King Kelly Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

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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