Topaz Claims

The Topaz Claims is a gold, tungsten, and copper mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,201 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: Topaz Claims  

State:  Arizona

County:  La Paz

Elevation: 1,201 Feet (366 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Tungsten, Copper

Lat, Long: 33.66944, -114.30833

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Topaz Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Topaz Claims


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Uranium


Location

State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: Middle Camp 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

Owner Name: Loftgrenn, A. E. And Filling, L. E.
Years: 1955 -


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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: .055 EU3O8, .2 EU3O8, .006 EU3O8, SELECT SAMPLES


Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1964

Comment (Workings): A FEW PROSPECT PITS. TOPO SHEET SHOWS 3 SHAFTS

Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT WAS TAKEN FROM RECORD M030338 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENU M FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT


References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): WALLABY ENTERPRISES, TUCSON, AZ, MINING DISTRICT DATA BASE FILE

Reference (Deposit): ASHWILL, 1955, USAEC PRELIM. RECONN. REPT A-P-308, 1 P.

Reference (Deposit): CROWL, 1979, MS THESIS, UNIV OF AZ


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