The Swallow is a copper and gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,652 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: 3,652 Feet (1,113 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold
Lat, Long: 34.0578, -112.51140
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Swallow MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Swallow
Secondary: Golden Wonder Shaft
Secondary: Dobler
Secondary: Whim Vien
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Calcium
Secondary: Quartz
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
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
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Ownership
Owner Name: Charles C Brown And Steven F Wagoner
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1980
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): COMMO ALSO INCLUDES SPECULARITE
Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SEC 7 T8N R2W AND SEC 1 AND 12 T8N R3W
Reference (Deposit): USGS MORGAN BUTTE QUAD
Reference (Deposit): ELEVATORSKI,E.A.,ADMR ARIZONA FLUORSPAR,1971,P38
Reference (Deposit): REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR OF ARIZONA 1899 P 102
Reference (Deposit): ADMR SWALLOW MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): BLM ARIZONA MINERAL CLAIMS NO 26727
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN W ORE DEPOSITS OF THE JEROME AND BRADSHAWS
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782 1926 P 184
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