Old Hopkins Mine

The Old Hopkins Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,150 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: Old Hopkins Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 3,150 Feet (960 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 34.69889, -112.26750

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Old Hopkins Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Old Hopkins Mine
Secondary: Buster


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Mineral Point District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Foliation In Granodiorite And Older Metavolcanic Rocks Trends N10w To N20w

Type: L
Description: Quartz Vein Crosscuts Foliation And Trends N5e


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PROTEROZOIC ROCKS


References

Reference (Deposit): KRIEGER, M. H. , 1965 , GEOLOGY OF THE PRESCOTT AND PAULDEN QUADRANGLES, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 467 , P. 111

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, 1926, USGS BULL 782, P. 101

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA


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