The Robey Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,041 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: 3,041 Feet (927 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.03639, -112.46917
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Robey Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Robey Mine
Secondary: Roby
Secondary: Roby and Sons
Secondary: Robey and Sons
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Castle Creek District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Buckhorn Mining Co.
Years: 1924 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1924
Year Last Production: 1924
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 Schist Trends N 20 E To N 50 E. Tertiary Volcanics Dip Ne, Strike Nw
Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Low-Angle (Less Than 50 Degree Dip) Faults Which Trend Nw
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor Fe-Staining
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION MEASURED TO CENTER OF SHAFT. A GROUP OF WORKINGS INCLUDING AN ADIT FORM A LINE TO THE SOUTHWEST. ADDITIONAL WORKINGS SCATTERED IN AREA
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN LOCALIZED ALONG LOW-ANGLE FAULT WHICH PROBABLY DISPLACES TERTIARY VOLCANIC ROCKS TO THE SOUTHEAST. DEPOSIT AGE PROBABLY MIOCENE
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): MILS LOCATION DATA
Reference (Deposit): THE MINES OF WICKENBURG, 1907-08. PUBLISHED BY WICKENBURG BUSINESSMAN AND MINES
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