Tom Wade Mine

The Tom Wade Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,661 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

Name: Tom Wade Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 2,661 Feet (811 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 34.05194, -112.26083

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Tom Wade Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Tom Wade Mine
Secondary: 4th of July Group


Commodity

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


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Tip Top District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1927
Year Last Production: 1935
Discovery Year: 1877
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

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Batholith (Quartz Monzonite) Rather Massive And Structureless


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Wolframite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): TOM WADE MINE (AND CLAIM) LOCATED BETWEEN EL DORADO AND 76 MINES

Comment (Geology): TOM WADE IS VEIN SYSTEM CUTTING PROTEROZOIC QUARTZ MONZONITE. RHYOLITE PORPHYRY DIKES OF CRET - PALEO AGE OCCUR IN DISTRICT BUT ARE NOT NECESSARILY COINCIDENT WITH VEINS. TOM WADE AND EL DORADO ARE SAME VEIN SYSTEM

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: LATE 1870'S


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P. 180

Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT OF MIN. RESOURCES DATA

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT - USBM FILE DATA


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