The N. C. 4 Mine is a silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,801 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: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 34.435, -112.49972
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N. C. 4 Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: N. C. 4 Mine
Secondary: N.C.4 Lode
Secondary: Zero Group
Secondary: Arizona Central Mines
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Hassayampa 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: Arizona Central Mines Co. Inc.
Years: 1926 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1894
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 N10w To N-S
Type: L
Description: Dikes And Veins Parallel Foliation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None
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: Amphibolite
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: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Meta-Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated 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
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION MEASURED TO AREA OF ZERO CLAIM
Comment (Development): CLAIMS INCLUDE THE ZERO GROUP (ZERO, ZERO NORTH, BLUEJAY, QUARTZ REEF, MAMMOTH); MINE WAS ADJACENT TO THE RUBY SILVER MINE AND THE CLAIMS FOR THE BUBY SILVER MAY HAVE OVERLAPPED THE ZERO CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): TWO VEINS INCLUDE ZERO ON WEST, WHALE ON EAST; VEINS ASSOCIATED WITH "BIRDS EYE" PORPHYRY DIKES AND EARLIER ANDESITE DIKES. MINERALIZED ZONE BETWEEN DIKES FILLED WITH QUARTZ VEINS
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS VEIN WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN METAVOLCANIC AND METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS. RHYOLITE PORPHYRY DIKES OF PROBABLE LCRET-TERT AGE ASSOCIATED WITH VEINS
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, 1926, UAGA BULL 782, P. 117
Reference (Deposit): ELSING, M.J. AND HEINEMAN, R.E., 1936 , ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 140 , P. 140
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. 101
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