Hassayampa Placers

The Hassayampa Placers is a gold mine located in Maricopa county, Arizona.

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: Hassayampa Placers  

State:  Arizona

County:  Maricopa

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 33.88111, -112.65444

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Hassayampa Placers MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Hassayampa Placers


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Maricopa
District: Vulture District


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Hassayampa Gold Placer Co.
Years: 1926 -


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Location): TOWNSHIP & RANGE GIVEN IS AT N END OF PLACER ACTIVITY ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)

Comment (Production): AVERAGE AU CONTENT 53 CENTS PER CUBIC YARD. PRODUCED $842 GOLD FROM 1934-1949

Comment (Geology): BEDROCK DOWN 50-70 FT AT MOUTH OF SAN DOMINGO WASH


References

Reference (Deposit): ARIZ MINING JOUR, V. 10, NO. 12, 1926, P. 41.

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT BULL 168

Reference (Deposit): ARIZ. B. M. BULL. 132, P. 59

Reference (Deposit): ARIZ. B. M. BULL. 142, P.67


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