Ambassador Mine

The Ambassador Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,600 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: Ambassador Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 5,600 Feet (1,707 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 34.58111, -112.14639

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Ambassador Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ambassador Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Cherry Creek District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: P. E. Woodward And L. Winslow
Years: 1942 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1941
Year Last Production: 1942
Discovery Year: 1914
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: Quartz Diorite Unfoliated


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fault Gouge


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Workings): 2 TUNNELS, 275 FT AND 200 LONG

Comment (Geology): VEIN IN PROTEROZOIC QUARTZ DIORITE

Comment (Development): MADE UP OF 3 CLAIMS - GOLD MOUNTAIN, RED BIRD, RED BIRD EXTENSION

Comment (Deposit): STRIKE OF VEIN ESTIMATED FROM ORIENTATION OF TUNNELS ON TOPO MAP


References

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): U.S.G.S. PP 308, GEOLOGIC MAP.

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


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