Mine detail: Congress Extension Mine

Previously called 'Senate Mine'

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Location: Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.20227, -112.85992
dep_id: 10026924
mrds_id: M001105
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Trace mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Pyrite
gangue: Quartz
orebody_fm: LENTICULAR
work_type: Underground
alteration: None
conc_proc: Oxidation At Near Surface
ore_ctrl: Faulting, Shearing, Igneous Activity
Reporter: Gere, W., Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.), Roth, Frances A. (Dewitt, Ed)
hrock_type: Granite
arock_type: Mafic Intrusive Rock,Diorite,Andesite
Structure: Granite Is Massive And Unfoliated, Veins Parallel Andesite Dikes Which Trend E-W And Dip At Low Angles, Less Than 40 Deg
References:
  • Deposit:: WILSON, E.D., 1934, ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 137 , P. 73
  • Production:: A.B.M. BULLETIN 137 , P. 73
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