Los Felice Mine

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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Mine Info

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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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