Frisco

The Frisco is a gold and silver mine located in Mohave county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,022 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: Frisco  

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

Elevation: 3,022 Feet (921 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 35.2117, -114.41580

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Frisco MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Frisco
Secondary: Equator Prospect
Secondary: Tragedy Group
Secondary: Tragedy Claims


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave
District: Union Pass


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Owner Name: Frisco Land And Mining Co.
Company ID: 202172
Home Office: Nevada
Info Year: 1987


Production

Year: 1916
Time Period: 1894-1916
Description: 1894-1916 44000 St Ore At $14/St Au


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1894
Discovery Year: 1894
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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Silver


Comments

Comment (Exploration): IN 1984-86, SURFACE DRILLING WAS BEING CARRIED OUT TO DISCOVER AND DEVELOP ADDITIONAL RESERVES FOR INTERMITTENT HEAP LEACH OPERATION.


References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): NIEMUTH, N.J. ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986. AZ

Reference (Reserve-Resource): DEP. MINES AND MINER. RESOUR., REP. D-29(87), 1987, 46 PP.

Reference (Deposit): USGS KINGMAN MAP

Reference (Deposit): USGS 7 1/2 UNION PASS MAP

Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER,F.C.,USGS BULL.397,P203(MAP),211

Reference (Deposit): ADMR MOHAVE CARD FILE

Reference (Deposit): MOHAVE CUSTOM MILL PROJ.CARD FILE

Reference (Deposit): ADMR FRISCO MINE-NINE FILE

Reference (Deposit): NEED,W.H.,THE MINES HANDBOOK VOL.XVI(1925)P310

Reference (Deposit): WILSON,E.D.,AZBM BULL.137,P107

Reference (Deposit): LAUSEN,C.,AZBM BULL.131,P121-123

Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA MINING JOURNAL VOL.VI,NO.14,12-15-22,P20

Reference (Deposit): GARDNER,E.D.,USBM I.C.6901,P8(MAP),47


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