The Johnson Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,301 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: 4,301 Feet (1,311 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.18028, -112.70167
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Johnson Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Johnson Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Rich Hill District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: J. Smith (1950'S)
Owner Name: Johnson Gold Mines, Inc
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1936
Year Last Production: 1943
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 Metamorphic Rocks Trends N 10 E To N 25 E; Granitic Rocks Unfoliated
Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Mafic Dikes Which Trend Northeast And Dip At Low Angles, Usually Less Than 40 Degree
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor Sericite Along Vein Walls
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Location): TWO ADITS LOCATED ON THE HILLSIDE WEST OF WEAVER CREEK
Comment (Development): JOHNSON MINE LOCATED ON COMODORE AND HOMESTAKE PATENTED CLAIMS
Comment (Deposit): AZ DEPT MIN RESOURCES FILE DATA LISTS STRIKE OF VEIN AS N 35 W, 45 W. DISCREPANCY NOT RESOLVED. BASIC DIKE PARALLELS VEIN AND IS ORE IN PLACES. VEIN AVERAGES 1.5 FT THICK.
Comment (Workings): ONE 200 FT LONG TUNNEL, 2 INCLINED SHAFTS 200 FT APART AND 50 FT DEEP. MAIN ADIT 470 FT LONG. MAIN INCLINED SHAFT 530 FT DEEP
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN GRANITIC ROCKS. VEIN LOCALIZED ALONG SHALLOWLY - DIPPING ANDESITE AND DIORITE DIKES.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM I.C. 6991, P. 29-33
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT MIN RESOURCES FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
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