The Los Felice Mine is a iron, manganese, gold, silver, and lead mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,501 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: 3,501 Feet (1,067 Meters)
Commodity: Iron, Manganese, Gold, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 34.27389, -112.21222
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Los Felice Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Los Felice Mine
Secondary: St Johns Mine
Secondary: Townsend
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Primary: Manganese
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Black Canyon District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Slak, Mrs. John
Home Office: Mayer, Arizona
Years: 1964 -
Owner Name: St. Johns Au And Cu Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1937
Year Last Production: 1938
Discovery Year: 1932
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
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation And Transposed Bedding Trend N-S
Type: L
Description: Northerly Average
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None
Rocks
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: 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: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): VEIN AVERAGES 2 TO 3 FEET IN WIDTH. 12 LODE CLAIMS COVER DEPOSIT
Comment (Geology): LOS FELICE (ST JOHNS) VEIN CUTS PRECAMBRIAN ROCKS. HARRER (1964, P. 105-106) STATES THE DEPOSIT ALSO HAS FE AND MN POTENTIAL IN THE PRECAMBRIAN CHERT AND IRON FORMATION. NO PRODUCTION HAS BEEN RECORDED FOR FE AND MN, HOWEVER
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1930'S
References
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
Reference (Deposit): USBM I.C. 8236, P. 105-106 (HARRER, 1964 REFERENCE)
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