The Big Jim Shaft is a gold and silver mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,838 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: 2,838 Feet (865 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 35.0294, -114.38310
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Big Jim Shaft MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Jim Shaft
Secondary: Tom Reed Extension Claim
Secondary: American Mine
Secondary: Aztec
Secondary: Black Eagle
Secondary: United Eastern
Secondary: Bonanza
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Beryllium
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Dehoff, T.
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1988
Owner Name: Harwood, O. J.
Home Office: Oklahoma
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Plant
Plant Type: Leach
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
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): USGS 7 1/2 OATMAN MAP
Reference (Deposit): BLM DISTRICT MAP
Reference (Deposit): HOUSEHOLDER MAP (ADMR)
Reference (Deposit): ADMR MOHAVE CARD FILE
Reference (Deposit): RANSOME,F.L.,USGS 743 PP5-8,41-44,MAP
Reference (Deposit): CUNNINGHAM & BUTLER,AZBM BULL 137,P92
Reference (Deposit): LAUSEN,C.,AZBM BULL.131,P104-106
Reference (Deposit): ADMR UNITED EASTERN MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER,F.C.,AIME TRANS.,1917,P224-225
Reference (Deposit): GARDNER,E.D.,IC6901,P23-30
Reference (Deposit): ADMR MOHAVE MINERAL AND PROSPECT FILE INDEX MAP NO.156
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