Rasmussen

The Rasmussen is a silver, gold, and copper mine located in Yuma county, Arizona.

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: Rasmussen  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yuma

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Gold, Copper

Lat, Long: 32.07417, -113.34944

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Rasmussen MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Rasmussen


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yuma


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Weak Sericitic And Chloritic


Rocks

Name: Diabase
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Ankerite
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite


Comments

Comment (Location): ON CABEZA PRIETA GAME RANGE. SOME WORKINGS MAY EXTEND INTO SEC 31, T15S, R10W.

Comment (Deposit): CALCITE-QUARTZ VEIN.


References

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Deposit): PETERSON, J.A., AND TOSDAL, R.M., 1986, MINERAL OCCURRENCE MAP AND TABULATION OF GEOLOGIC, COMMODITY, AND PRODUCTION DATA, AJO AND LUKEVILLE QUADRANGLES, SOUTHWESTERN ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-1834-A, SCALE 1:250,000


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