Grand Gulch Mine

The Grand Gulch Mine is a copper mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,400 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: Grand Gulch Mine
Secondary: Adams Patented

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Secondary: Vanadium
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Limestone, General

Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Bentley 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

Type: Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1901
Year Last Production: 1966
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Grand Canyon Section

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: LENSES, PODS IN ANNULAR CROSS SECTION

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Sandstone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Brochantite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Cuprodescloizite
Gangue: Limestone

Comments

Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED JENE B. CHADBURN, W.E. COVEY, J. WALFESSTEIN, A.R. ARMSTRONG, J.M. BARNUM, J.H. SAMERS, W.P. JENNINGS, G.B. BRUBACHER, F. SWENSON, GRAND GULCH MINING, DR. ROHFING. MINE HAS 23 CLAIMS

Comment (Location): 11 MILES NE OF PIERCE FERRY.

Comment (Deposit): THE ORE OCCURS AROUND THE SIDES OF A VERTICAL PLUG-LIKE MASS OF FINE GRAINED SANDSTONE, WHICH IS ENTIRELY DIFFERENT THAN THE SURROUNDING STRATIFIED SANDSTONE AND LIMESTONE. THE PLUG-FILLING IS ELLIPTICAL AND 300 FEET BY 180 FEET, INCREASING IN SIZE DOWN TO THE 250 FOOT LEVEL.

Comment (Workings): 1 VERTICAL 500 FT SHAFT WITH LEVELS AT 100, 200, 300, AND 400 FT. SUBLEVELS AT 28, 40, AND 60 FT. 4 SUBLEVELS BETWEEN THE 100 AND 200 FT LEVELS. 1 STATION AT 500 FT LEVEL BUT NO DRIFTING HAS BEEN DONE.

Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: THE ELLIPTICAL PLUG MAY REPRESENT THE FILLING OF AN OLD SINK HOLE OF PLIO-PLEISTOCENE AGE.

Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D000069 OF R.P. FISCHER WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

References

Reference (Deposit): HILL, J.M., 1914, THE GRAND GULCH MINING REGION, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 580-D, P. 46 - 53.

Reference (Deposit): ELSING, M.J., AND HEINEMAN, R.E., 1936, ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 140, P. 96.

Reference (Deposit): GALBRAITH, 1941, ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 149, P. 65.

Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Production): ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 140.

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