The Frisco is a gold and silver mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,022 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: 3,022 Feet (921 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 35.2117, -114.41580
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Frisco MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Frisco
Secondary: Equator Prospect
Secondary: Tragedy Group
Secondary: Tragedy Claims
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Union Pass
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: Frisco Land And Mining Co.
Company ID: 202172
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1987
Production
Year: 1916
Time Period: 1894-1916
Description: 1894-1916 44000 St Ore At $14/St Au
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1894
Discovery Year: 1894
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Silver
Comments
Comment (Exploration): IN 1984-86, SURFACE DRILLING WAS BEING CARRIED OUT TO DISCOVER AND DEVELOP ADDITIONAL RESERVES FOR INTERMITTENT HEAP LEACH OPERATION.
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): NIEMUTH, N.J. ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986. AZ
Reference (Reserve-Resource): DEP. MINES AND MINER. RESOUR., REP. D-29(87), 1987, 46 PP.
Reference (Deposit): USGS KINGMAN MAP
Reference (Deposit): USGS 7 1/2 UNION PASS MAP
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER,F.C.,USGS BULL.397,P203(MAP),211
Reference (Deposit): ADMR MOHAVE CARD FILE
Reference (Deposit): MOHAVE CUSTOM MILL PROJ.CARD FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FRISCO MINE-NINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): NEED,W.H.,THE MINES HANDBOOK VOL.XVI(1925)P310
Reference (Deposit): WILSON,E.D.,AZBM BULL.137,P107
Reference (Deposit): LAUSEN,C.,AZBM BULL.131,P121-123
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA MINING JOURNAL VOL.VI,NO.14,12-15-22,P20
Reference (Deposit): GARDNER,E.D.,USBM I.C.6901,P8(MAP),47
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