The Portland Mine is a gold mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,041 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: 2,041 Feet (622 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 35.3808, -114.51250
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Portland Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Portland Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Black Mountain District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Recreation 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: Western States Minerals Corp.
Company ID: 202145
Info Year: 1988
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1920
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Unknown: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PROPERTY ALSO UNDER USGS MRDS ID NO. M241460. INITIAL PRODUCTION WAS SOMETIME IN THE PERIOD 1931-1941. ALTERATION ZONES WERE DRILLED IN 1984-86 TO EXPAND RESERVE BASE.
Comment (Geology): STRIKE IS UNDETERMINED. DIP IS 35 DEGREES EAST.
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): NIEMUTH, N.J. ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986. AZ
Reference (Reserve-Resource): DEP. MINES AND MINER. RESOUR., REP. D-29(87), 1987, 46 PP.
Reference (Deposit): ADMR PORTLAND MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): GARDNER E D GOLD MINING AND MILLING IN THE BLACK MTS
Reference (Deposit): USGS IC 6901 1936 P 48
Reference (Deposit): BLM ARIZONA MINING CLAIMS NO 28157
Reference (Deposit): ALSO IN SEC 14
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