The Draghi Prospect is a silver, gold, and copper mine located in Yuma county, Arizona at an elevation of 676 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
Elevation: 676 Feet (206 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 32.54806, -114.13472
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Draghi Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Draghi Prospect
Secondary: Welton Hills Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yuma
District: La Posa 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.
Administrative Organization: Luke Air Force Range
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1938
Time Period: 1933-1938
Description: Cp_Grade: ^0.54 Oz Au/Ton, 0.2 Oz Ag/Ton
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
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR, LENSING
Structure
Type: L
Description: A Prominent Fault Zone, Marked By A Maxium Of About Eight Feet Of Breccia And Gouge, Strikes N35w And Dips 10 To 40 Ne, And Contains An Irregular Quartz Vein
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Hematite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Production): MAJOR PRODUCTION IN MID-1930'S
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF TWO TUNNELS ABOUT 50 FT. APART
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION NEAR APLITIC DIKES AND ASSOCIATED WITH TWO-MICA GRANITE INTRUSIONS.
References
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D., 1933, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 134, P. 124.
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1978, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 192, P. 161.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): KEITH, S.B., 1978
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