Mine detail: French Lily Mine

Previously called 'Cedar Talisman'

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Location: Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.27005, -112.23407
dep_id: 10027170
mrds_id: M002359
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Minor mineral: Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver
Trace mineral: Arsenic
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite
gangue: Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Underground
conc_proc: Oxidation At Near Surface
ore_ctrl: Faulting, Shearing
Reporter: Gere, W., Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.), Roth, Frances A. (Dewitt, Ed)
hrock_type: Mica Schist,Chert
arock_type: Diorite
Structure: Schist Has Foliation That Varies Greatly In Trends, Veins Are Very Low Angle (Less Than 40 Deg) And Cross-Cut Foliation
Year first produced: 1902
yr_lst_prd: 1959
References:
  • Deposit:: LINDGREN, 1926, USGS BULL 782, P. 159
  • Deposit:: GUITERAS, J.R., 1936 , GOLD MINING AND MILLING IN THE BLACK CANYON AREA, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 6905 , P. 23
  • Deposit:: ANDERSON, 1972, USGS BULL 1345, P. 34-35
  • Deposit:: ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
  • Deposit:: ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
  • Deposit:: ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA
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