The Peck Mine is a silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,249 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 5,249 Feet (1,600 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 34.27111, -112.31194
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Peck Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Peck Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Peck 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: Mrs. Isophene Nicklaus Et Al.
Years: 1970 -
Owner Name: Peck Consolidated Silver Mining
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1875
Year Last Production: 1948
Discovery Year: 1875
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
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation In Proterozoic Rocks Trends N20e To N30e
Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Foliation In Proterozoic Rocks
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor
Rocks
Name: Mica Schist
Role: Host
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: Chert
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
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
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Bromyrite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 3 VEINS
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PROTEROZOIC CHERT
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, 1926, USGS BULL 782, P. 161
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Production): U.S.B.M. 782 , P. 161
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