The Pine Grove Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,801 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: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.47194, -112.41111
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Pine Grove Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pine Grove Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Groom Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Weber Brothers
Years: 1940 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1933
Year Last Production: 1940
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 N10e To N20e
Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Foliation And Crosscut It By 10-20 Degrees, Trending N20e To N-S
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor
Rocks
Name: Meta-Basalt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): PINE GROVE MINE ASSUMED TO BE ON CONTEST CLAIM (PATENTED). UTM COORDINATES TO CENTER OF CLAIM. LOCATED 0.1 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE HOME RUN MINE
Comment (Development): ASSUMED TO BE LOCATED ON CONTEST CLAIM (MS. 1549)
Comment (Deposit): NO DATA ON DEPOSIT OR WORKINGS. GEOLOGY PROBABLY SIMILAR TO HOME RUN MINE
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PROTEROZOIC ROCKS
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ MAP GQ-997
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA
Arizona Gold
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