Martin Peak, Atlas Claims

The Martin Peak, Atlas Claims is a silver, lead, and copper mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,529 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: Martin Peak, Atlas Claims  

State:  Arizona

County:  La Paz

Elevation: 1,529 Feet (466 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Lead, Copper

Lat, Long: 33.66667, -113.58333

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Martin Peak, Atlas Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Martin Peak, Atlas Claims


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: Little Harquahala District


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


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

Not available


Rocks

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINS FOLLOWING SCHISTOCITY OF ROCK.


References

Reference (Deposit): W.J. HASLER, PERSONAL FILES


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