Mine detail: Draghi Prospect

Previously called 'Welton Hills Mine'

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Location: Yuma County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 32.54815, -114.13549
dep_id: 10027223
mrds_id: M002538
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper, Silver, Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chrysocolla, Hematite
gangue: Quartz
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR, LENSING
work_type: Underground
Reporter: Gere, W., Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.)
hrock_type: Gneiss
arock_type: Granite
Structure: A Prominent Fault Zone, Marked By A Maxium Of About Eight Feet Of Breccia And Gouge, Strikes N35w And Dips 10 To 40 Ne, And Contains An Irregular Quartz Vein
References:
  • Deposit:: WILSON, E.D., 1933, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 134, P. 124.
  • Deposit:: KEITH, S.B., 1978, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 192, P. 161.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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