Gold Road Mine

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

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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

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