Octave Mine

The Octave Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,399 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

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Site Name

Primary: Octave Mine
Secondary: Joker

Commodity

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

Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Rich Hill 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: Consolidated Chemical And Mining Corp And Winner Industries
Years: 1975 -

Owner Name: Cal Schroeder And Gary Dechristina
Years: 1980 -

Production

Year: 1936
Material type: ORE
Description: Ap_Grade: ^0.364 Toz Au/St, 0.464 Toz Ag/St, 0.240% Pb, 0.030% Cu

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1895
Year Last Production: 1980
Discovery Year: 1865
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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 In Precambrian Metamorphic Rocks Trends N10e To N25e; Granitic Rocks Unfoliated

Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Mafic Dikes Which Trend Ne And Dip At Low Angles, Usually Less Than 40 Deg

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor Sericite Along Vein Walls, Silicification

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 60% OF GOLD RECOVERED BEFORE 1921 WAS MINED AS FREE GOLD, 40% WAS MINED AS SULFIDES

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1860'S

Comment (Production): ITEM (8) IS ESTIMATED FROM $1,800,000 OF GOLD PRODUCTION AT $20.67 PER OUNCE. THERE IS SOME EVIDENCE THAT SOME ORE LEACHING MAY HAVE BEEN PERFORMED AROUND 1980, BUT NO FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

Comment (Development): PREVIOUS OPERATORS INCLUDE THE ALLEN CO. (1951).

Comment (Deposit): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN GRANITIC ROCKS. VEIN LOCALIZED ALONG SHALLOWLY DIPPING ANDESITE AND DIORITE. VEIN OFFSET BY FAULTING; STRIKE AND DIP VARIES AT DEPTH. QUARTZ DIORITE ENCLOSES ORE; DIABASE AND DIKES CUT VEIN.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS INCLUDE AT LEAST 3 SHAFTS OF 2100 FT, 1800 FT, AND 1400 FT RESPECTIVELY; EARLIEST WORKINGS ARE ON VEIN TO WEST OF FAULT; VEIN EAST OF FAULT WAS WORKED FROM JOKER SHAFT FROM 1918 TO 1939; SHAFT NO 3 WORKED IN 1930'S AND 40'S.

References

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D., 1934, ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 137, P. 66.

Reference (Deposit): ELSING, M.J., AND HEINEMAN, R.E., 1936, ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 140, P. 103.

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES.

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.

Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA.

Reference (Deposit): SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): A.B.M. BULLETIN 140 , P. 103; SAWYER AND OTHERS, 1992.

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