The Swastika is a copper and silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,161 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
Elevation: 5,161 Feet (1,573 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silver
Lat, Long: 34.2617, -112.31080
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Swastika MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Swastika
Secondary: Patented Claims M S 2529
Secondary: Silver Prince Gen.No.86,Patented
Secondary: Black Warrior M S 419,Patented
Secondary: Kingdon
Secondary: Curtin M S 653 Patented Claim
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
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Ownership
Owner Name: Daryl Hand
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1980
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS EXTEND INTO E2SESW AND SESENE OF SEC.25,N2N2N2 OF SEC
Reference (Deposit): 36,11N,1W,AND INTO W2W2W2 OF SEC.30 11N,1E
Reference (Deposit): USGS BATTLE FLAT QUAD
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DIST SHEET 217
Reference (Deposit): YAVAPAI MAGAZINE JUNE 1918 P 4 SHARLOT HALL MUSEUM PRESCOTT
Reference (Deposit): ADMR SWASTIKA MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA MINING JOURNAL SEPT 1917 P 14; MAY 1919 P 27
Reference (Deposit): RAND L H AND E B STURGIS THE MINES HANDBOOK 1931 P 434
Reference (Deposit): GUITERAS J R GOLD MINING AND MILLING IN THE BLACK CANYON
Reference (Deposit): AREA USBM 1C 6905 1936 P 32
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