Weaver and Rich Hill Placers

The Weaver and Rich Hill Placers is a gold mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona.

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: Weaver and Rich Hill Placers  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 34.1778, -112.70890

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Weaver and Rich Hill Placers MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Weaver and Rich Hill Placers


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai


Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: District
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: PLACER
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1863
Years of Production:
Organization:
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Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D., 1952 , ARIZONA GOLD PLACERS AND PLACERING (FIFTH EDITION REVISED): ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 160, P. 43

Reference (Deposit): JOHNSON, M.G., 1972 , PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 1355 , P. 60

Reference (Deposit): HEYLMUN, E.B., 1988, RICH HILL, ARIZONA: CALIFORNIA MINING JOURNAL, V. 57, NO. 8, P. 66-68.


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