Alvarado Mine

The Alvarado Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,638 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

Name: Alvarado Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 3,638 Feet (1,109 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 34.19583, -112.77722

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Alvarado Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Alvarado Mine
Secondary: Planet Saturn
Secondary: Liberty Hills Gold


Commodity

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


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Rich Hill District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Unknown


Ownership

Owner Name: Bill Muntz
Years: 1975 -

Owner Name: Liberty Hills Gold Mines (1960'S)


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1935
Year Last Production: 1943
Discovery Year: 1905
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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 Metamorphic Rocks Trends N10e To N25e; Granitic Rocks Unfoliated

Type: L
Description: Veins Parallel Mafic Dikes Which Trend Northeast And Dip At Low Angles, Usually Less Than 40 Degree.


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Minor Sericite Along Vein Walls


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PRECAMBRIAN GRANITIC ROCKS. VEIN LOCALIZED ALONG SHALLOWLY-DIPPING ANDESITE AND DIORITE DIKES.

Comment (Deposit): RHYOLITE AND DIORITE DIKES PARALLEL THE QUARTZ VEIN. DIORITE MINERALIZED AND CONSTITUTES ORE. VEIN CUT BY FAULT WHICH TRENDS N70W, DIPPING 80N

Comment (Location): TWO ADITS LOCATED SIDE BY SIDE ON HILL NEAR BENCH MARK

Comment (Development): GROUP CONSISTS OF PATENTED CLAIMS PLANET, SATURN, COMET, AND JUPITER

Comment (Workings): 2 INCLINED SHAFTS, 800 AND 1300 FT DEEP. LEVELS ARE SPACED 100 FT APART


References

Reference (Deposit): USBM I.C. 6991, P. 43-46

Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 137, P. 68

Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT. MIN. RESOURCES FILE DATA

Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE


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