Combination Mine

The Combination Mine is a gold, zinc, and lead mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,801 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: Combination Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Zinc, Lead

Lat, Long: 34.44639, -112.38250

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Combination Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Combination Mine
Secondary: Combination
Secondary: Silver Flake


Commodity

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


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Walker District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Pritchett, Alma
Years: 1959 -

Owner Name: F. F. Holly
Years: 1959 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1948
Year Last Production: 1975
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 Country Rocks Trends N10e To N45e

Type: L
Description: Veins Sometimes Parallel To Regional Foliation


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): JUST EAST OF ACCIDENTAL MINE

Comment (Deposit): COMBINATION, ACCIDENTAL, AND ORO PLATA ARE A GROUP OF CONTIGUOUS CLAIMS OWNED BY ALMA PRITCHETT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Workings): SHAFT POSSIBLY 400 FT DEEP

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS VEIN IN PRECAMBRIAN GOVERNMENT CANYON GRANODIORITE. CRET-TERT RHYOLITE DIKES MAY APPEAR LOCALLY NEAR THE DEPOSIT


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ MAP 997

Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT MIN. RESOURCES FILE DATA - ORO PLATA GROUP

Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA


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