Walkover Mine

The Walkover Mine is a gold mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,921 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: Walkover Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

Elevation: 4,921 Feet (1,500 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 35.34528, -113.60222

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Walkover Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Walkover Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Arsenic


Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Cottonwood District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Unknown


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1934
Time Period: 1933 - 1934
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^1.00 - 1.29 Oz. Au/Ton


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1911
Year Last Production: 1935
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 Strikes Ne, Dips Steeply Nw. Prec Overlain By Younger Volcanic Rocks


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): 2.3 MILES W OF COTTONWOOD SPRINGS

Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED NEILSON & DAVES, WALKOVER MINES, NEILSON BROTHERS, HACKBERRY, HENRY GALBRAITH, J. HAWK MINING CO, LOPER & CARNEY, CALIFORNIA MINING CO, J.L. LOPER

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: 200 FEET SOUTH OF SHAFT, VEIN IS CUT OFF BY A FAULT THAT STRIKES N 60 E. 30 FEET SOUTH OF THIS SHAFT, THE VEIN IS DISPLACED 75 FEET WESTWARD BY A FAULT THAT STRIKES N 70 E, 80 S.


References

Reference (Production): ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 137 , P. 115

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D., 1934 , ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 137 , P. 115


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