Swastika Mine

The Swastika Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,190 feet.

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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: Swastika Mine
Secondary: Silver Prince
Secondary: Black Warrior
Secondary: Mora B
Secondary: Kingdon

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Zinc

Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Peck District

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Hoffman, A. L. (Loft)
Home Office: Rt 23, Camp Verde, Az 602-567-3538

Owner Name: Swastika Development Co.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1876
Year Last Production: 1976
Discovery Year: 1874
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Type: R
Description: Foliation In Proterozoic Rocks Trends N 25 E

Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Dikes And Foliation

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None

Rocks

Name: Chert
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1720.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Cerargyrite
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Siderite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Geology): SWASTIKA VEINS BEST DEVELOPED IN PRECAMBRIAN CHERT, VEINS ASSOCIATED WITH RHYOLITE DIKES OF CRET - PALEO AGE, BUT ORE NOT LOCALIZED IN DIKES.

Comment (Deposit): MAIN PRODUCTION FROM BLACK WARRIOR (MORA B CLAIM) FROM 1878-1882 ORE GRADES HAVE AVERAGED 65 OUNCES PER TON SILVER LINDGREN'S (1926) DESCRIPTION OF SWASTIKA SOMEWHAT IN ERROR. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): SWASTIKA IS MINE NAME GROUP. SILVER PRINCE AND MORA B ARE PATENTED CLAIMS IN THE SWASTIKA GROUP. BLACK WARRIOR IS ANOTHER NAME FOR MORA B.

Comment (Development): MAJOR PRODUCTION = 1907-1940. PRODUCTION START-UP IN 1976 AFTER 22 YRS INACTIVITY. PROPERTY CURRENTLY LEASED TO CANADIAN FIRM DOING LEACH OPERATION, FEASIBILITY STUDY

Comment (Deposit): SWASTIKA CONTAINS TWO VEINS, PRINCE (EAST) AND LITTLE PRINCE (WEST), SEPARATED BY 300 FT OF PRECAMBRIAN SCHIST AND CRET-PALEO RHYOLITE DIKES. PRINCE VEIN ONLY HAS BEEN EXPLOITED TO ANY EXTENT SWASTIKA CONTAINS 4 PATENTED CLAIMS: CURTIN, MORA B, ISIS, SILVER PRINCE, AND 19 UNPATENTED CLAIMS

References

Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT - USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE

Reference (Deposit): U.S. GEOL SURVEY BULL. 782, P. 162.

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