The Big Eye, Outlook, and Lookout Mines is a silver and gold mine located in Yuma county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,598 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: 2,598 Feet (792 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 33.0425, -114.09920
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Big Eye, Outlook, and Lookout Mines MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Eye, Outlook, and Lookout Mines
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yuma
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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: Hudson
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1951
Owner Name: Ketcherside, Grover, Crowder, And Green
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1920
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
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): ADDNL WORKINGS IN CEN SEC 34
Reference (Deposit): KEITH S B 1978 ARIZ BUR GEOL MIN TECH BULL 192 P 117
Arizona Gold
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