Black Rock

The Black Rock is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,320 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: Black Rock  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 3,320 Feet (1,012 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 34.0736, -112.58190

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Black Rock MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Black Rock
Secondary: Black Rock Gold
Secondary: Olympia,Patented
Secondary: Brooklyn,Patented
Secondary: Red Mountain Group
Secondary: Copper Bell


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai


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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: W. D Roberts
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1935


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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DIST. MAPS 259,256

Reference (Deposit): USGS MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE US PART 1 1907 P 182

Reference (Deposit): COPPER HANDBOOK VOL 7 1907 P 368

Reference (Deposit): ADMR BLACK MOUNTAIN GROUP FILE

Reference (Deposit): WILSON,E.D.,ET.AL.,ABM 137,1967,PP63-64

Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS EXTEND INTO NW OF SEC.4,T8N,R3W

Reference (Deposit): USGS MORGAN BUTTE QUAD

Reference (Deposit): ADMR BLACK ROCK GOLD MINES FILE


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