Mohawk Mine

The Mohawk Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,899 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: Mohawk Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 5,899 Feet (1,798 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 34.26556, -112.36639

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Mohawk Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mohawk Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Peck 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

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Type: R
Description: Batholith Trends Nnw


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Geology): VEIN DEPOSIT OF PROBABLY CRET-PALEO AGE IN PRECAMBRIAN GRANODOIRITE

Comment (Production): ITEM (8) IS AN ESTIMATE FROM $10,000 GOLD PRODUCTION AT $20.67 PER OUNCE


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 782, P. 176

Reference (Deposit): ELSING, M.J. AND HEINEMAN, R.E., 1936 , ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 140 , P. 103

Reference (Production): ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 140 , P. 103


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