Question Lode - Gunbolt Prospect

The Question Lode - Gunbolt Prospect is a lead mine located in Maricopa county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,601 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: Question Lode - Gunbolt Prospect  

State:  Arizona

County:  Maricopa

Elevation: 1,601 Feet (488 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 33.78333, -112.33333

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Question Lode - Gunbolt Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Question Lode - Gunbolt Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Zinc


Location

State: Arizona
County: Maricopa
District: Pikes Peak District


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


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

Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): NO FURTHER INFORMATION OR REFERENCE FOUND. (1981) ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Development): PRODUCED IN 1917 AND 1950; ONE OPERATOR WAS D.P. CREATH

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)


References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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