The Pocahontas is a copper, lead, and silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,229 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: 4,229 Feet (1,289 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Lead, Silver
Lat, Long: 34.3883, -112.19250
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Pocahontas MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Pocahontas
Secondary: Claims M S 4624
Secondary: Copper Dome Claims
Secondary: Pocahontas Copper Queen Co
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: 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
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DIST SHEET 46
Reference (Deposit): YAVAPAI MAGAZINE MARCH 1918 P 4-6 SHARLOT HALL MUSEUM
Reference (Deposit): PRESCOTT AZ
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA MINING JOURNAL JANUARY 1918 P 24
Reference (Deposit): ADMR POCAHONTAS MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): WEED W H THE MINES HANDBOOK VOL XVI 1925 P 419
Reference (Deposit): USGS MAYER QUAD,7.5 MIN.
Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS EXTEND INTO W2E2SW OF SEC 30,NENW AND SENWNW OF SEC.
Reference (Deposit): 31,E2E2W2,W2W2E2 AND E2SWNE OF SEC.19
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