Lottie Mine

The Lottie Mine is a silver, copper, and gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,381 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: Lottie Mine

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 5,381 Feet (1,640 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Copper, Gold

Lat, Long: 34.44306, -112.31417

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Lottie Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lottie Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Ticonderoga District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: F. Gibbs, W. A. Givens
Years: 1939 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1929
Year Last Production: 1937
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 In Precambrian Rocks Trends N25e

Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Foliation For Most Part


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Tuff
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Tuff
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): LINDGREN (1926) AND JAGGAR AND PALACHE (1905) SHOW LOTTIE DEPOSIT IN SECTION 26. MILS LOCATION DATA SHOWS LOTTIE IN SEC. 25. MILS LOCATION ACCEPTED FOR UTM COORDINATES.

Comment (Deposit): NO DEPOSIT OR WORKINGS DESCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS VEIN WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN METAVOLCANIC ROCKS.


References

Reference (Deposit): MILS LOCATION DATA

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P. 135


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