The L and N Group is a mercury mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,600 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: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)
Primary Mineral: Mercury
Lat, Long: 33.96694, -111.45833
L and N Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: L and N GroupSecondary: Ward
Secondary: Oneida Group
Commodity
Primary: MercuryLocation
State: ArizonaCounty: Gila
District: Mazatzal Mountains District
Land Status
Land ownership: PrivateHoldings
Workings
Type: UnknownOwnership
Owner Name: Arizona Quicksilver Corp.
Home Office: Phoenix, Az.
Home Office: Phoenix, Az.
Production
Year: 1960
Time Period: To 1960
Material type: HG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^8 Lb/Ton
Time Period: To 1960
Material type: HG
Description: Cp_Grade: ^8 Lb/Ton
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane PlateausPhysiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Orebody
Form: TABULARStructure
Type: R
Description: Ne Trending Prec Sedimentary And Volcanic Sequence.
Description: Ne Trending Prec Sedimentary And Volcanic Sequence.
Type: L
Description: Ne Trending Rhyolite Porphyry, Probably Prec, And Prec Purple Phyllites And Shales
Description: Ne Trending Rhyolite Porphyry, Probably Prec, And Prec Purple Phyllites And Shales
Alterations
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Materials
Ore: Metacinnabar
Ore: Calomel
Ore: Mercury
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment Type: Location |
Comment: ON EAST FORK OF SYCAMORE CREEK IN MAZATZAL MOUNTAINS ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964) |
Comment Type: Deposit |
Comment: VEINS OF QUARTZ CARRYING LIMONITE AND CINNABAR CUT QUARTZITE COUNTRY ROCK. SOME SMALL STRINGERS OF PURE CINNABAR OCCUR. OVERLAPPING VEINS CAN BE TRACED FOR 7500 FT. |
Comment Type: Workings |
Comment: 1100 FT TUNNEL WITH 500 FT OF CROSSCUTS. ONE 40 FT. TUNNEL, ONE 26 FT. TUNNEL. |
Comment Type: Geology |
Comment: GEOL.DESC: QTZ VEINS IN QUARTZITE |
Comment Type: Deposit |
Comment: L AND N GROUP CONSISTS OF 17 CLAIMS MOST ORE OCCURS ON THE NO. 1 CLAIM. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
References
Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: USGS BULL 620, P. 111-128
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Reference Category: Production
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Reference: USBM UNPUB DATA
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: ARIZ. BUREAU MINES, 1927, BULL. 122.
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: BAILEY, E.H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: DEWITT, ED, 1981. UNPUBLISHED RECONNAISSANCE MAPPING
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