Prospect Near Old Millsite

The Prospect Near Old Millsite is a copper mine located in Mohave county, Arizona.

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

Name: Prospect Near Old Millsite  

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 34.82361, -113.77222

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Prospect Near Old Millsite MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Prospect Near Old Millsite


Commodity

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


Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Diamond Joe District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: L
Description: Nw Shear Zone With Oxidized Copper


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Molybdenite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT WAS TAKEN FROM RECORD M003825 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENU M FILE; CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT


References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT FILE DATA


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