The Independence Mine is a silver and lead mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,799 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
Elevation: 3,799 Feet (1,158 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 33.99444, -112.51389
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Independence Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Independence Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Beryllium
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Castle Creek District
Land Status
Not available
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
Year First Production: 1913
Year Last Production: 1947
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 Schist And Gneiss Trends N25e To N65e
Type: L
Description: Veins (And Genetically Related (?) Dikes) Trend N10w To N40w And Crosscut Prec Fabric
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: None
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Beryl
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Location): UTM POSITION MEASURED TO CENTER OF SHAFT IN NW1/4 OF SECTION 31; THERE ARE ALSO THREE ADITS AND SEVERAL ADDITIONAL SMALL WORKINGS ON THE INDEPENDENCE CLAIM NEAR SHAFT
Comment (Deposit): BERYLLIUM IS LIMITED CHIEFLY TO TWO PEGMATITE DIKES THAT LIE ON THE INDEPENDENCE CLAIM
Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS HIGH-ANGLE QUARTZ VEIN WHICH IS ASSOCIATED WITH RHYOLITE OR ANDESITE DIKES OF PROBABLE MID-TERTIARY AGE THAT CUT PRECAMBRIAN IGNEOUS AND METAMORPHIC ROCKS
References
Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 162, P. 103
Reference (Deposit): USBM I.C. 8298, P.21
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT CLIPPINS FILES
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): AZ DEPT MIN RESOURCES FILE DATA
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