Portland Mine

The Portland Mine is a gold mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,041 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

Name: Portland Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

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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