Robey Mine

The Robey Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,041 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: Robey Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

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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