Blue Slate Mine

The Blue Slate Mine is a gold mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 951 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: Blue Slate Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  La Paz

Elevation: 951 Feet (290 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 33.965, -114.06889

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Blue Slate Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Blue Slate Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Iron


Location

State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: Northern Plomosa 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: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Year: 1932
Time Period: 1900-1932
Material type: ORE
Description: Cp_Grade: ^3% Cu, 1 Oz Au/Ton, Traces Ag


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: LINEAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite


Comments

Comment (Workings): THE PROPERTY IS DEVELOPED BY TWO SHAFTS, 150 FT AND 60 FT DEEP, WITH VERY LITTLE DRIFTING. MOST OF THE ORE MINED WAS FROM SURFACE CUTS ON THE VEIN.


References

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D.; CUNNINGHAM, J.B.; BUTLER, G.M.; 1934; ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: A.B.M. BULLETIN 137, P. 135

Reference (Deposit): KEITH, 1978, AZ. BU. MINES BULL. 192.

Reference (Production): (8) KEITH, S.B., 1978.


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