Iron King Property

The Iron King Property is a silver, zinc, gold, and lead mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,820 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

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Site Name

Primary: Iron King Property
Secondary: Patented Claims 1714
Secondary: Lime Rock,Patented 1714
Secondary: Copper Platter Patented 1714

Commodity

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

Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Big Bug 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

Type: Patented

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Coronado Resources Inc.
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1990
Years: 1990 -

Owner Name: Stan West Mining Corp.
Info Year: 1988

Production

Year: 1964
Time Period: 1907-1964
Description: 1907-64 616493 Tr Oz Au, 18494491 Tr Oz Ag, 125375 St Pb, 367569 St Zn, 9551 St Cu

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1906
Discovery Year: 1880
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M

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: Gold
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Cerargyrite
Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Apatite
Unknown: Ankerite
Unknown: Anglesite
Unknown: Tennantite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Sericite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Galena

Comments

Comment (Deposit): OREBODY DIMENSIONS ARE: LENGTH AT LEAST 3500 FT; THICKNESS AT LEAST 2700 FT; WIDTH MAXIMUM OF 100 FT.

References

Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS EXTEND INTO W2SW OF SEC.15,W2NWNW OF SEC.22,E2 AND

Reference (Deposit): E2W2 OF SEC.21,AND NENWNE OF SEC.28.

Reference (Ownership): MINING RECORD. JUNE 6, 1990. P. 45.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): PAPE, R. (MINE GEOLOGIST, STAN WEST MINING CORP.). PRIVATE

Reference (Reserve-Resource): COMMUNICATION, 1988; AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM M.B.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): SAWYER, BUMINES, DENVER, CO.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): GRADES SUPPLIED BY PAPE (SEE ABOVE) ARE: 1 TO 2.5 TR OZ/ST

Reference (Reserve-Resource): AG, 3 TO 4% COMBINED PB-ZN, 0.06 TO 0.07 TR OZ/ST AU, AND

Reference (Reserve-Resource): LESS THAN 1% CU.

Reference (Deposit): USGS PRESCOTT VALLEY SO.QUAD

Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DIST SHEETS 18,19

Reference (Deposit): ADMR GEOLOGY FILE BIG BUG DISTRICT GENERAL REPORT

Reference (Deposit): KOSCHMANN A H AND M H BERGENDAHL PRINCIPAL GOLD PRODUCING

Reference (Deposit): DISTRICTS OF US USGS PP 610 1968 P 46

Reference (Deposit): ADMR IRONKING MINE FILE

Reference (Deposit): KUMKE C A AND H F MILLE MINING METHODS AND PRACTICES AT THE

Reference (Deposit): IRON KING MINE USBM 1C 7539 1950

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 467 GEOLOGY OF PRESCOTT & PAULDEN QUADS 1965 P 104-

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