Crosscut Mine

The Crosscut Mine is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,098 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: Crosscut Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 5,098 Feet (1,554 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 34.605, -112.01861

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Crosscut Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Crosscut Mine


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Cherry Creek District


Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1933
Year Last Production: 1938
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: Quartz Diorite Unfoliated


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fault Gouge


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Location): 0.4 MILES NORTHEAST OF GOLD EAGLE MINE. UTM COORDINATES TO SOUTHERN PROSPECT PIT IN GROUP OF TWO

Comment (Development): TWO PATENTED CLAIMS INCLUDE CROSSCUT AND GULCH

Comment (Geology): VEIN IN PROTEROZOIC QUARTZ DIORITE


References

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

Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA


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