The O'Brien is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,360 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: 3,360 Feet (1,024 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.0836, -112.56940
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O'Brien MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: O'Brien
Secondary: Black Bear, Patented
Secondary: Little Jim,Patented
Secondary: Interior Mining and Trust Co
Secondary: Crown,Patented
Secondary: Gold Bar
Secondary: Homestake, Patented
Secondary: Jenny Lynn Patented
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Iron
Secondary: Sulfur
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Silica
Tertiary: Quartz
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
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: Rio Algom Ltd
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1976
Owner Name: Jack And Dorothy Devault
Percent: 4.00
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): ADMR GOLD BAR MINE
Reference (Deposit): AZ MINING JOURNAL MARCH 1918 P 23, DEC 1918 P 7
Reference (Deposit): KOSCHMANN A H AND M H BERGENDAHL PRINCIPAL GOLD-PRODUCING
Reference (Deposit): DISTRICTS OF THE US USGS PP 610 1968 P 47
Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS ALSO EXTENT INTO SESE OF SEC.28,W2SN OF SEC.27 AND NW
Reference (Deposit): OF SEC.34
Reference (Deposit): DEVAULT'S HAVE CLAIMS IN SEC 27, 28, 33 AND 34 T9N R3W
Reference (Deposit): USGS MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE US 1907 PAR1 1 PG 181
Reference (Deposit): WILSON,E.D.,ET.AL.,ABM 137,1967,PP67-63
Reference (Deposit): USGS MORGAN BUTTE QUAD
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DIST MAPS 259,260
Reference (Deposit): ADMR JENNY LYNN FILE
Arizona Gold
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