Summit Mine

The Summit Mine is a zinc and lead mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,400 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: Summit Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

Elevation: 5,400 Feet (1,646 Meters)

Commodity: Zinc, Lead

Lat, Long: 35.33889, -114.12083

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Summit Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Summit Mine


Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Uranium


Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Wallapai District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Owner Name: Cerbat Mining And Milling Co.
Years: 1962 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1965
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: LENSES


Structure

Type: R
Description: Prec Schistosity N30e, Lcret Veins, Fissures, Dikes Nw To Nnw Regionally


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Argentite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Production): 16,000 T OF ORE; 400-500T PER MONTH 1942-1948 , 19,887 T. TOTAL

Comment (Development): 40 CLAIMS; PREVIOUS OWNERS AND OPERATORS INCLUDE A.R. TATNAIL, ARIZONA METALS CO, RALPH R. LANGLEY (1944), EL DORADO ROVER MINING CO. (1943), JASPER PREWER, VENKO BUTORAE, STEINKE, BIRCHFIELD, FITZSIMMONS, GEORGE SHYSP, L.L. ROBINSON (1943)

Comment (Workings): 300 FT SHAFT WITH LEVELS AT 160, 200, AND 300 FT; SHAFT CONNECTS WITH CROSSCUT ADIT AT 160 FT LEVEL; SECOND CROSSCUT REACHES DEPTH OF 500 FT BELOW SHAFT ENTRANCE

Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH PORPHYRY INTRUSION, LCRET


References

Reference (Deposit): GRANGER, H.C., 1962 , RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF URANIUM DEPOSITS IN ARIZONA, U.S.G.S. BULL 1147-A PP A-22.

Reference (Deposit): DINGS, M.G., 1951 , THE WALLAPAI MINING DISTRICT, CERBAT MOUNTAINS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA; U.S.G.S. BULL. 978-E.

Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 4140, 1947, P. 28


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