Midwest Mine

The Midwest Mine is a lead, molybdenum, and silver mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,199 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: Midwest Mine
Secondary: Shannon Basin Moly Mine
Secondary: Lead Moly Group

Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Silver

Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Devils Wash 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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Emery Blevins, Wikieup , Midwest Resources, Inc.
Years: 1962 -

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: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Leaching Of Sulfides, Probably Pyrite

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Wulfenite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Limestone
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Location): MAIN MINE WORKINGS ARE 1 MI W OF MILL. MILL IS 1 MI W OF HIGHWAY 9 3, 3 MI S OF WIKIEUP

Comment (Production): DRY CONCENTRATING PLANT ANTICIPATED MILL FEED OF ABOUT 5% PB, 1% M O, AND 0.25-0.5 OZ AG FROM AN OPEN CUT. THE MINE SHAFT IS SAID TO HAVE SHOWN A CONSIDERABLY BETTER GRADE OF ORE AT DEPTH

Comment (Development): DRILLED BY BAGDAD COPPER CO. IN 1965

Comment (Workings): DRY CONCENTRATING PLANT BUILT IN 1958 BUT SCRAPPED. CONVENTIONAL WET JIG PLANT BUILT IN LATE 1958; DISMANTLED IN 1959

Comment (Geology): 6 MI AWAY IS 58.1+/-2.3 M.Y. INTRUSION

Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT WAS TAKEN FROM RECORD M030370 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENU M FILE; CONTACT PERSON T. G. THEODORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

References

Reference (Production): DEPT MIN RES, 1962, MO PROSPECTS-AZ

Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT MIN RES, 1962, MO PROSPECTS IN AZ, PHOENIX

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