Aztec Mine

The Aztec Mine is a gold and silver mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,861 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: Aztec Mine
Secondary: Aztec Shaft
Secondary: Part of Tom Reed Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Molybdenum

Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Oatman 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

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: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Type: R
Description: Nnw To Wnw Trending Vein And Fault System In Tertiary Volcanic Rock S

Type: L
Description: Mallory Fault Cuts The Big Jim-Aztec Ore Shoot

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Development): OPERATED AS PART OF THE TOM REED

Comment (Deposit): ON TOM REED VEIN

Comment (Workings): AZTEC SHAFT CONNECTS WITH THE BIG JIM, BALD EAGLE, AND GREY EAGLE

Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FOR THE AZTEC IS INCLUDED IN THE FIGURES IN ABGMT-USBM TOM REED MINE ENTRY

Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A MERGER OF ORIGINAL RECORD M004493 WITH RE CORD M030368 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE; CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEOD ORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

References

Reference (Deposit): GARDNER, 1936, USBM IC 6901

Reference (Deposit): LAUSEN, 1931, ABM BULL 131

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

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