The Parker Prospect is a gold and silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,399 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
Elevation: 3,399 Feet (1,036 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 34.33139, -112.20139
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Parker Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Parker Prospect
Secondary: Parker Claim
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Black Canyon District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1936
Description: Ap_Grade: ^1 Oz. Au/Ton, 5 Oz. Ag/Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1907
Year Last Production: 1942
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 And Transposed Bedding In Metavolcanic Rocks Trends N-S
Type: L
Description: Low-Angle (Less Than 40 Deg) Veins Cut Across Foliation
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS LOW-ANGLE QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PROTEROZOIC METAVOLCANIC ROCKS. VEIN MAY OR MAY NOT BE SPATIALLY ASSOCIATED WITH DIROTIE-BASALT DIKES OF PROBABLE MIOCENE AGE
References
Reference (Deposit): GUITERAS, J.R., 1936 , GOLD MINING AND MILLING IN THE BLACK CANYON AREA, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 6905 , P. 20
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
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