The Van Deemen is a gold mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,749 feet.
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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: 2,749 Feet (838 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.79, -114.57250
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Van Deemen MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Van Deemen
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Eldorado Pass District
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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: Fischer Watt Mining Co.
Info Year: 1987
Owner Name: Amir Mines, Ltd.
Info Year: 1987
Owner Name: Amselco Exploration, Inc.
Info Year: 1987
Owner Name: Arizona Star Resources Corp.
Info Year: 1987
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1941
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Silver
Comments
Comment (Geology): THE DEPOSIT APPEARS TO OCCUR IN A DETACHMENT BRECCIA ALONG A DETACHMENT FAULT. THE DEPTH TO THE MINERALIZATION AND ITS THICKNESS ARE UNDETERMINED. ALTERATION CONSISTS OF CHLORITIZATION.
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): HIGGS, D. ARIZONA STAR DEVELOPING HEAP LEACH PROPERTY.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): WORLD INVESTMENT NEWS, OCT. 1987, P. 67.
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