Pine Grove Mine

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

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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

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