McKay Prospect

The McKay Prospect is a gold mine located in Yuma county, Arizona at an elevation of 499 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

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Site Name

Primary: McKay Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Iron

Location

State: Arizona
County: Yuma
District: Dome District

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Amoco Minerals Co.
Home Office: Englewood, Co.
Years: 1986 -

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

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Type: L
Description: Here Black Schist Has Been Cut By Several Faults

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

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

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Hematite
Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN OLD SHALLOW SHAFT, AND A FEW SHORT TUNNELS

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD

Comment (Development): DURING 1984-86, GEOLOGIC EVALUATION AND SURFACE DRILLING PROJECT.

Comment (Geology): IN METAMORPHOSED MESOZOIC (?) SEDIMENTS NEAR MESOZOIC GRANITE.

References

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D., 1933, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 134, P. 200.

Reference (Deposit): NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

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