The Dan Welsh Mine is a gold mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 751 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
Elevation: 751 Feet (229 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 33.81139, -114.40417
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Dan Welsh Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dan Welsh Mine
Secondary: Apache
Secondary: Ah-Ve-Aha
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: La Paz
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1950
Time Period: 1935-1950
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^2.4 Oz Au/Ton, 0.4 Oz Ag/Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR, LENSING
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED ON COLORADO RIVER INDIAN RESERVATION
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF A SHAFT, SEVERAL OPEN CUTS AND SHORT TUNNELS
References
Reference (Deposit): JONES, E.L. JR.; 1915; GOLD DEPOSITS NEAR QUARTZSITE ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 620, P. 56
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1978, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 192, P. 158
Reference (Production): U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 620, P. 57. (8) KEITH, S.B., 1978.
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