Cemitosa Prospect

The Cemitosa Prospect is a gold mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,001 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

Name: Cemitosa Prospect  

State:  Arizona

County:  La Paz

Elevation: 2,001 Feet (610 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 33.42722, -113.85556

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Cemitosa Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Cemitosa Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Manganese


Location

State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: Alamo Springs District


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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: Occurrence
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: STRINGERS


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: $3 A TON IN GOLD


Materials

Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION IS APPROXIMATE, ON THE KOFA GAME RANGE

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD

Comment (Workings): WORKING CONSIST OF SMALL DISCOVERY HOLE


References

Reference (Deposit): JONES, E.L. JR; 1915; A RECONNAISSANCE IN THE KOFA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 620, P. 163

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D.; 1933; GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 134, P. 118


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