Franklin D Mine

The Franklin D Mine is a copper and gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,599 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

Name: Franklin D Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)

Commodity: Copper, Gold

Lat, Long: 34.0425, -112.58583

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Franklin D Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Franklin D Mine
Secondary: Golden Gate Group


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Black Rock District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: N. Oberan (1936

Owner Name: Murphy, Garcia, Oberan Golden Gate Mining Co. , Baker And White
Years: 1936 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1943
Year Last Production: 1960
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 Schist And Gneiss Trends N25e To N65e

Type: L
Description: Veins (And Genetically - Related (?)) Dikes Trend N10w To N40w And Crosscut Precambrian Fabric


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor To None


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION OF MINE WAS BASED ON ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CAMP B MINE. LOCATION TAKEN TO SHAFT SYMBOL NORTH OF CAMP B MINE 1 MILE.

Comment (Development): CLAIMS, ALL UNPATENTED, ARE THE ALBERT GROUP AND THE GOLDEN GATE GROUP. MAIN SHAFT OF FRANKLIN D IS ON ALBERT NO. 5 UNPATENTED CLAIM

Comment (Workings): MAIN SHAFT OF UNKNOWN DEPT.

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS HIGH-ANGLE QUARTZ VEIN WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH RHYOLITE OR ANDESITE DIKES OF PROBABLE MID-TERTIARY AGE THAT CUT PRECAMBRIAN IGNEOUS AND METAMORPHIC ROCKS.


References

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

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

Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA.

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS. FILE DATA.


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