The Mona-Savage Mine is a silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 7,001 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: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 34.41028, -112.44167
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Mona-Savage Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mona-Savage Mine
Secondary: Savage Shaft
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Mount Union District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: V. Phinberg And V. Chinberg
Years: 1935 - 1936
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1935
Year Last Production: 1936
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: Dikes And Veins Parallel Foliation
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None
Rocks
Name: Amphibolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Meta-Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Meta-Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Name: Meta-Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Meta-Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Development): TWO PATENTED CLAIMS, SAVAGE AND MONA. THE SHAFT IS ON THE SAVAGE CLAIM
Comment (Location): 0.4 MILES NORTHEAST OF ADIT TO TILLIE STARBUCK MINE
Comment (Workings): SHAFT IS ON THE SAVAGE CLAIM.
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS VEIN WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN METAVOLCANIC AND METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS. RHYOLITE PORPHYRY DIKES OF PROBABLE LCRET-TERT AGE ASSOCIATED WITH VEINS
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USGS GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE MAP GQ 997.
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