The Distaff Mine is a lead and silver mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,262 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: 4,262 Feet (1,299 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 35.4167, -114.18720
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Distaff Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Distaff Mine
Secondary: Distaff Chloride
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Sulfur-Pyrite
Location
State: Arizona
County: Mohave
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Black, Arthur
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1944
Owner Name: Jack Taylor
Home Office: Arizona
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 MOHAVE CARD FILE
Reference (Deposit): MOHAVE CUSTOM MILL PROJECT
Reference (Deposit): ADMR DISTAFF MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): BASTIN,E.S. USGS BULL.750,P19-20
Reference (Deposit): WILLIS,G.,AZ.M.J.,AUG.,1920,P13,31
Reference (Deposit): ELSING & HEILEMAN, AZ.B.M.#140,P95
Reference (Deposit): BASTIN,G.,USGS BULL#750-B,P19-21
Reference (Deposit): DINGS,M.,USGS BULL.978-E,P147
Reference (Deposit): WEED,W.,MINES HANDBK.VOL.XIII,P367
Reference (Deposit): MALACH,R.,MOHAVE CO. MINES,1977,P19
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER,F.C.,USGS 397,P60
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