The Great Cross Cut Claims is a tungsten and silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,254 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: 2,254 Feet (687 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten, Silver
Lat, Long: 34.0108, -112.28640
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Great Cross Cut Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Great Cross Cut Claims
Secondary: Thompson
Secondary: Pearl
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
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: Jim Johnston
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1955
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-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
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References
Reference (Deposit): ADMR GOLDEN ANCHOR FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR TIP TOP MINES FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR GREAT CROSS-CUT MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): USBM 1C 8078 1961 P 31
Reference (Deposit): DALE V B TUNGSTEN PEDOSITS IN GILA YAVAPAI AND MOHAVE CTYS
Reference (Deposit): USGS COLUMBIA QUAD
Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS EXTEND INTO S HALF SEC 20
Arizona Gold
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