The Cuba Mine is a gold and silica mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,059 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: 5,059 Feet (1,542 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silica
Lat, Long: 34.29583, -112.78889
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Cuba Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Cuba Mine
Secondary: Cuba Prospect
Secondary: Independence Claim
Secondary: Rooney
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silica
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Rich Hill District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: L. L. Jaycox
Years: 1970 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1933
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
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation In Precambrian Metamorphic Rocks Trends N10e To N25e; Granitic Rocks Unfoliated
Type: L
Description: Veins Trend Ne And Dip At Low Angles, Usually Less Than 40 Deg
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor Sericite Along Vein Walls
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.016 % U
Analytical Data: CHIP SAMPLE 0.009 % U
Materials
Ore: Torbernite
Ore: Uranophane
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS.
Comment (Geology): VEIN LOCALIZED ALONG SHALLOWLY DIPPING ANDESITE AND DIORITE DIKES WHICH MAY BE RELATED TO VEINS BUT WHICH MIGHT BE YOUNGER.
References
Reference (Deposit): GRANGER, H. C. AND RAUP, R. B., 1962 , RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF URANIUM DEPOSITS IN ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 1147 - A, P. 46 .
Reference (Deposit): U.S.B.M. CARD FILE
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): USBM CARD FILE
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