Cumberland Mine

The Cumberland Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,801 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: Cumberland Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 34.36889, -112.35250

Map: View on Google Maps

Satelite View

MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.


Satelite image of the Cumberland Mine

Mine Description

The Cumberland, is described by Lindgren as follows: "The Cumberland mine is one mile north of Pine Flat and was last in operation about 1908. According to information obtained from T. Roach, of Pine Flat, this is a gold quartz vein striking a little east of north and dipping west. The shaft is 350 feet deep and there are short drifts. The shoot on the north is said to have continued to the lowest workings; it contains ore of $40 grade, which was treated in a 10-stamp mill at Pine Flat. The gold is reported as free and visible in places. The water level was found at a depth of 90 feet."

“It is probable that here, as in many other places, the conditions became unfavorable when the workings reached the Sulphide ore below water level. There is said to be placer ground in the vicinity of the Cumberland mine.”

Text from Arizona Lode Gold Mines and Gold Mining, Arizona Bureau of Mines. Original 1934, revised 1967

Cumberland Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cumberland Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Pine Flat 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: W. A. Kirk


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
Year Last Production: 1941
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 Precambrian Rocks Trends N20e And Dips Steeplly Northwest

Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Foliation In Precambrian Rocks Or Diverge From It At Slight Angles


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1770.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1770.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PROTEROZOIC METAVOLCANIC ROCKS. LARAMIDE STOCK IS 0.2 MILES SOUTH OF MAIN WORKINGS OF CUMBERLAND

Comment (Commodity): ONLY OXIDIZED ORE MINED.


References

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, 1926, USGS BULL 782, P. 150

Reference (Deposit): ELSING, M.J. AND HEINEMAN, R.E., 1936 , ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 140 , P. 102

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA


Arizona Gold

Where to Find Gold in Arizona

"Where to Find Gold in Arizona" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Arizona. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Arizona.