Alturas Mine

The Alturas Mine is a lead, copper, 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: Alturas Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

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

Commodity: Lead, Copper, Gold

Lat, Long: 34.43778, -112.38111

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Alturas Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Alturas Mine


Commodity

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


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Walker District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1924
Year Last Production: 1945
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: L
Description: Veins Sometimes Parallel To Regional Foliation

Type: R
Description: Foliation In Precambrian Country Rocks Trends N10e To N45e


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

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

Comment (Location): MILS LOCATION DATA ONLY


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM- ABGMT FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): MILS LOCATION DATA

Reference (Deposit): USGS GQ MAP 997


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