The Big Johnnie Shaft is a gold mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,520 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
Elevation: 2,520 Feet (768 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 35.0103, -114.38420
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Big Johnnie Shaft MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Big Johnnie Shaft
Secondary: Big Andy
Secondary: Lexington Arizona
Secondary: Andy
Secondary: Alice Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Mohave
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Cons. Gold Mining Co
Info Year: 1934
Owner Name: Imperial Mining Co.
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1931
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS 7 1/2 OATMAN MAP
Reference (Deposit): BLM DISTRICT MAP
Reference (Deposit): HOUSEHOLDER MAP (ADMR)
Reference (Deposit): ADMR LEXINGTON ARIZONA MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR MAZONA MINING COMPANY MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): GARDNER,E.D.,IC 6901,P38
Reference (Deposit): WEED,W.H.,THE MINES HANDBOOK VOL.XVI(1931),P336
Reference (Deposit): WILSON,E.D.,AZBM BULL.137,P80-81,MAP
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILES
Reference (Deposit): AZ.MINING JOURNAL VOL.11.NO.10,3119,P33
Arizona Gold
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