Valenzuella Mine

The Valenzuella Mine is a gold and copper mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 801 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: Valenzuella Mine

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper

Location

State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: Bouse District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Sonoran Desert

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Malachite

Comments

Comment (Production): THE ORE IS REPORTED TO CONTAIN 10% CU, AND $1.50 IN GOLD PER TON

Comment (Workings): INCLINE SHAFT VARING IN DIP FROM HORIZONTA TO 35 DEG

References

Reference (Production): U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 451, P. 81

Reference (Deposit): BANCROFT, HOWLAND; 1911; ORE DEPOSITS IN NORTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 451, P. 79

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