Arizona Northern Mine

The Arizona Northern Mine is a gold mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,201 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

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Site Name

Primary: Arizona Northern Mine
Secondary: Glory Hole
Secondary: Salome Strike

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Manganese

Location

State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: Ellsworth 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

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: The Opposite Direction Of Dip Of The Schists On Either Side Of The Wash In The Vicinity Of The Prospect Suggests That The Direction Of The Gulch May Have Been Determined By Faulting

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Siderite
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena

Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION IS APPROXIMATE

Comment (Geology): IN GENERAL THE FREE GOLD IS RATHER SPARINGLY DISTRIBUTED IN THE VEINS, AND IN SEVERAL PLACES THE FREE GOLD WAS ONLY DISCOVERED AFTER DISSOLVING THE IRON OXIDE AND CARBONATE PRESENT, WHICH FORMED AN EFFECTIVE COVERING FOR THE GOLD

Comment (Workings): THE DEVELOPMENTS ON THE STRIKE ITSELF ARE OF THE MOST MEAGER NATURE, CONSISTING ONLY OF A SMALL SURFACE CUT IN THE MOUNTIAN SIDE

References

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1978, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 192, P. 148

Reference (Production): KEITH, S.B., 1978

Reference (Deposit): BANCROFT, HOWLAND; 1911; ORE DEPOSITS IN NORTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 451, P. 98

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