Octave

The Octave is a gold and silver mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,442 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: Octave  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation: 3,442 Feet (1,049 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 34.1442, -112.70670

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Octave MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Octave
Secondary: Joker
Secondary: Bonanza


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Weaver


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

Owner Name: Consolidated Chemical And Mining Corp. And Winner Indus.
Info Year: 1975

Owner Name: Calgrey Inc
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1979

Owner Name: Cal Schroeder And Gary Dechristina
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1981


Production

Year: 1929
Time Period: 1895-1929
Description: 1895-1929: $1,825,000 Au, $75,000 Ag


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1897
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: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Silver
Unknown: Sphalerite


Comments

Comment (Production): AT A PRICE OF $20.67/TR OZ, 1895-1929 PRODUCTION CAN BE ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 88,000 TR OZ AU. ORE MINED IN 1936 HAD A GRADE OF 0.364 TR OZ/ST AU, 0.464 TR OZ/ST AG, 0.240% PB, AND 0.030% CU.

Comment (Geology): STRIKE IS N70E; DIP IS 20-30 DEGREES NORTH.


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS YARNELL QUAD

Reference (Deposit): ADMR OCTAVE FILE

Reference (Deposit): WILSON E D ETAL AZ LODE GOLD MINES AZBM BUL 137 1934 P 66

Reference (Deposit): AZ STATE MINE INSPECTORS OFFICE 1979 MINE START FILE


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