The Arizona Mascott Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,860 feet.
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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: 5,860 Feet (1,786 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 34.17472, -112.34528
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Arizona Mascott Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Arizona Mascott Mine
Secondary: Mascot Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Tiger District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: R. E. Allen And Ma
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1910
Year Last Production: 1949
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
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Foliation In Precambrian Rocks Trends N20e
Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Foliation In Precambrian Rocks
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None
Rocks
Name: Mica Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): SYNONYM OF MASCOT=ARIZONA MASCOTT NOT KNOWN FOR SURE.
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS VEIN CUTTING PRECAMBRIAN QUARTZ-MICA AND CALC SILICATE SCHIST UNITS. RHYOLITE PORPHYRY DIKES ARE SOMETIMES ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEINS. BATHOLITH CONTACT IS 1 MILE TO THE EAST.
References
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Deposit): MILS LOCATION DATA.
Reference (Deposit): DEWITT, ED, 1976, UNPUB. M.S. THESIS. UNIV. OF ARIZ., 150 PGS.
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.
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