The Merchants Home is a gold, silver, zinc, and lead mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,119 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: 6,119 Feet (1,865 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 34.4467, -112.35170
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Merchants Home MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Merchants Home
Secondary: Block Estates
Secondary: The First Home Patent M S 1807
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Block Estates
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1943
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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 POLAND JUNCT QUAD
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DISTRICT SHEET 224
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FIRST HOME MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN W ORE DEPOSITS OF THE JEROME AND BRADSHAW MTN QUADS
Reference (Deposit): USGS BUL 782 1926 P 135
Reference (Deposit): YAVAPAI MAGAZINE AUGUST 1926 P 18 SHARLOT HALL MUSEUM
Reference (Deposit): PRESCOTT
Arizona Gold
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