Wrigley Mine

The Wrigley Mine is a lead, zinc, and silver mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,112 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: Wrigley Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

Elevation: 5,112 Feet (1,558 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Silver

Lat, Long: 35.31972, -114.10833

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Wrigley Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Wrigley Mine
Secondary: Victory M & M
Secondary: Wrigley Sulphide


Commodity

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


Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Wallapai 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

Not available


Production

Year: 1946
Time Period: 1943 - 1946
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^4.42 % Pb, 7.18 % Zn, 0.76 % Cu, 0.0738 Oz Au/Ton, 3.82 Oz Ag/Ton


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: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Prec Schistosity N30e, Lcret Veins, Fissures, Dikes Nw To Nnw Regionally


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Oxidized Above The 160 Foot Level


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Hematite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): 2 PARALLEL VEINS

Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION ASSOCIATED WITH PORPHYRY INTRUSION, LCRET

Comment (Development): 6 PATENTED CLAIMS (MS3333): GOLD, SILVER, LEAD, ANTIMONY, COPPER, ZINC

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHAFTS OF 35 TO 400 FT; TWO OR MORE CROSSCUT ADITS


References

Reference (Deposit): DINGS, M.G., 1951 , THE WALLAPAI MINING DISTRICT, CERBAT MOUNTAINS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA; U.S.G.S. BULL. 978-E.

Reference (Deposit): HAURY, P.S., 1947 , EXAMINATION OF ZN - PB MINES IN THE WALLAPAI MINING DISTRICT, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. R.I. 4101 .

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE DATA

Reference (Production): U.S.B.M. R.I. 4101


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