The Gold Road Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,851 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: 2,851 Feet (869 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold
Lat, Long: 35.0453, -114.37640
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Gold Road Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Road Mine
Secondary: Billy Bryan Claim
Secondary: Line Road Shaft
Secondary: Railroad Claim
Secondary: Last Chance Claim
Secondary: Sharp Ore Body 014
Secondary: Rice Ore Body 014
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: San Francisco District
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: U. V. Industries
Home Office: Utah
Owner Name: Arava Resources (Sub Of Mueller Industries)
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1996
Owner Name: Addwest Minerals, Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1992 -
Production
Year: 1995
Description: Ore Milled (@0.132oz/St) 130500 St/Yr
Year: 1995
Description: Gold Production 15412 Tr Oz
Year: 1996
Description: Ore Milled (@0.303oz/St) 140400 St/Yr
Year: 1996
Description: Gold Production 40469 Tr Oz
Year: 1997
Description: Ore Milled (@0.255oz/St-1qt-97) 44600 St
Year: 1997
Description: Gold Production (1qt-97) 10755 Tr Oz
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Combined Methods
Milling Method: Autoclave-Carbon-In-Pulp-Electrowin
Year First Production: 1901
Discovery Year: 1900
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal vein, Comstock
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESOURCES RECORD 3 NO DATE FOR THE RESERVES WAS GIVEN, DATE OF MINING ENGINEERING IS AUGUST OF 1997.
Comment (Production): MINE WAS DISCOVERED IN 1900 & PRODUCED UNTIL FEDERAL ORDER 208 DURING WWII CLOSED THE MINE. MINE RESTARTED IN JAN OF 1995.
References
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER,F.C.,USGS BULL 397,PP154-165
Reference (Deposit): LAUSEN,C.,AZBM BULL 131,P106-108
Reference (Deposit): MALACH,R, OATMAN MINING CENTER,11-13
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER,F.C.,AIME 1917,P208
Reference (Reserve-Resource): THE MINING RECORD, 7-5-95, V106, #27, P1.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): MINING ENGINEERING, V49, #8, AUGUST 1997, P30.
Reference (Deposit): USGS 7 1/2 OATMAN MAP
Reference (Deposit): GARDNER,E.D.,IC6901,P31-32
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER,F.C.,USGS BULL.340,P76-77
Reference (Deposit): RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MINING
Reference (Deposit): COMPANIES, P135.
Reference (Deposit): MINING ENGINEERING, V49, #8, AUGUST 1997, PP. 28-32.
Reference (Deposit): HOUSEHOLDER MAP
Reference (Deposit): BLM DISTRICT MAP
Reference (Deposit): MOHAVE CUSTOM MILL PROJECT
Reference (Deposit): RANSOME,R.L.,USGS BULL 743,MAP&PP45-47
Arizona Gold
"Where to Find Gold in Arizona" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Arizona. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Arizona.
