The Mohawk Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,899 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
Elevation: 5,899 Feet (1,798 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.26556, -112.36639
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Mohawk Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mohawk Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Batholith Trends Nnw
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Geology): VEIN DEPOSIT OF PROBABLY CRET-PALEO AGE IN PRECAMBRIAN GRANODOIRITE
Comment (Production): ITEM (8) IS AN ESTIMATE FROM $10,000 GOLD PRODUCTION AT $20.67 PER OUNCE
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P. 176
Reference (Deposit): ELSING, M.J. AND HEINEMAN, R.E., 1936 , ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 140 , P. 103
Reference (Production): ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 140 , P. 103
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