N. C. 4 Mine

The N. C. 4 Mine is a silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,801 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: N. C. 4 Mine
Secondary: N.C.4 Lode
Secondary: Zero Group
Secondary: Arizona Central Mines

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Hassayampa District

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

Owner Name: Arizona Central Mines Co. Inc.
Years: 1926 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1894
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 Precambrian Rocks Trends N10w To N-S

Type: L
Description: Dikes And Veins Parallel Foliation

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None

Rocks

Name: Slate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Amphibolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Name: Meta-Basalt
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age in Years: 1760.000000+-
Dating Method: U-Pb (zircon)
Material Analyzed: Zircon
Age Young: Proterozoic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Location): LOCATION MEASURED TO AREA OF ZERO CLAIM

Comment (Development): CLAIMS INCLUDE THE ZERO GROUP (ZERO, ZERO NORTH, BLUEJAY, QUARTZ REEF, MAMMOTH); MINE WAS ADJACENT TO THE RUBY SILVER MINE AND THE CLAIMS FOR THE BUBY SILVER MAY HAVE OVERLAPPED THE ZERO CLAIMS

Comment (Deposit): TWO VEINS INCLUDE ZERO ON WEST, WHALE ON EAST; VEINS ASSOCIATED WITH "BIRDS EYE" PORPHYRY DIKES AND EARLIER ANDESITE DIKES. MINERALIZED ZONE BETWEEN DIKES FILLED WITH QUARTZ VEINS

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS VEIN WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN METAVOLCANIC AND METASEDIMENTARY ROCKS. RHYOLITE PORPHYRY DIKES OF PROBABLE LCRET-TERT AGE ASSOCIATED WITH VEINS

References

Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, 1926, UAGA BULL 782, P. 117

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

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

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

Reference (Production): ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 140 , P. 101

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