The Octave is a gold and silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,442 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: 3,442 Feet (1,049 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 34.1442, -112.70670
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Octave MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Octave
Secondary: Joker
Secondary: Bonanza
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Weaver
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Consolidated Chemical And Mining Corp. And Winner Indus.
Info Year: 1975
Owner Name: Calgrey Inc
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: Cal Schroeder And Gary Dechristina
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1981
Production
Year: 1929
Time Period: 1895-1929
Description: 1895-1929: $1,825,000 Au, $75,000 Ag
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1897
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: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Production): AT A PRICE OF $20.67/TR OZ, 1895-1929 PRODUCTION CAN BE ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 88,000 TR OZ AU. ORE MINED IN 1936 HAD A GRADE OF 0.364 TR OZ/ST AU, 0.464 TR OZ/ST AG, 0.240% PB, AND 0.030% CU.
Comment (Geology): STRIKE IS N70E; DIP IS 20-30 DEGREES NORTH.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS YARNELL QUAD
Reference (Deposit): ADMR OCTAVE FILE
Reference (Deposit): WILSON E D ETAL AZ LODE GOLD MINES AZBM BUL 137 1934 P 66
Reference (Deposit): AZ STATE MINE INSPECTORS OFFICE 1979 MINE START FILE
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