Ten Spot Mine

The Ten Spot Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 7,001 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: Ten Spot Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 7,001 Feet (2,134 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 34.42139, -112.42806

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Ten Spot Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ten Spot Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Mount Union District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Abbican Mining Co.
Years: 1950 -

Owner Name: Milner Lease
Years: 1932 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1932
Year Last Production: 1932
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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 N35e To N50e

Type: L
Description: Dikes And Veins Parallel Foliation


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None


Rocks

Name: Meta-Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Amphibolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Specularite


Comments

Comment (Location): TEN SPOT IS BETWEEN TREADWELL AND SENATOR CLAIMS

Comment (Workings): TEN SPOT SHAFT CONNECTS TO SENATOR ADIT

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS VEIN WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN METAVOLCANIC AND METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS. RHYOLITE PORPHYRY DIKES OF PROBABLE LCRET-TERT AGE ASSOCIATED WITH VEINS


References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES

Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT MIN. RESOURCES FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P. 120-121

Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA


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