The Mccracken Mine is a silver, zinc, and lead mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,599 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: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 34.4403, -113.77360
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Mccracken Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mccracken Mine
Secondary: Blacksmith Tunnel
Secondary: Alta
Secondary: Senator-Signal
Secondary: Atlanta
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Manganese
Secondary: Calcium
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: Arizona
County: Mohave
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: Ben Griffith
Info Year: 1977
Owner Name: Magnum Consolidated M. C.
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1968
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-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): USGS 15 CASTANEDA HILLS MAP
Reference (Deposit): ADMR MOHAVE COUNTY CARD FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR MCCRACKEN MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): AZ.B.M.BULL.#180,P193,260
Reference (Deposit): AZ.B.M.BULL #140,P96
Reference (Deposit): HINTON,HANDBOOK TO ARIZONA,P96
Reference (Deposit): ELEVASTORSKI,E.A, AZ,INDUSTRIAL MIN.RPT#2,P40
Reference (Deposit): MOHAVE CUSTOM MILL PROJ. CARD FILE
Reference (Deposit): MCCUTCHAN,V.C, AZ. STATE MINE INSP.ANNUAL RPT.1970,P15
Reference (Deposit): HEWETT,D.F, ET AL,USGS BULL 871,P17
Reference (Deposit): BANCROFT,H,USGS BULL 451,P123-126
Reference (Deposit): MOORE,R,&ROSEVENARE G,AZ.B.M.#180,P255
Reference (Deposit): THEOBALD,P.K, USGS 1071-A,P106
Reference (Deposit): ELSING,M, & HEINEMAN,R, AZ.B.M #140,P96
Reference (Deposit): HERSEY,R, AZ.STATE MINE INSP.ANNUAL RPT,1960,P6
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