Regal Group Prospect

The Regal Group Prospect is a gold mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,651 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

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Site Name

Primary: Regal Group Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: Alamo Springs 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

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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

Not available

Orebody

Form: STRINGERS

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: The Quartz Is Porous And In Places Shows Distinctly A Pseudomorphic Replacement Of Calcite. It Is Coated With An Abundant Manganese Oxide Residue, Probably Originally Contained In Calcite

Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: $8 A TON IN GOLD

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite

Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATED ON THE KOFA GAME RANGE

Comment (Workings): PROPERTY DEVELOPED BY SHALLOW SHAFTS AND TUNNELS

References

Reference (Deposit): JONES, E.L. JR.; 1915; A RECONNAISSANCE IN THE KOFA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 620, P. 161

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D.; 1933; GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN, 134, P. 117

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