Mine detail: Mendevil Prospect

Previously called 'Draper'

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Location: La Paz County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 33.12146, -114.58329
dep_id: 10027230
mrds_id: M002559
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Silver, Lead
Minor mineral: Barium-Barite, Strontium
Trace mineral: Fluorine-Fluorite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Barite
gangue: Calcite, Quartz
orebody_fm: VUGS & IRREGULAR MASSES
alteration: Silicification, Carbonatization
conc_proc: A Fault Zone Continues From The Revelation Claims And Separates Lavas And Tuffs From Granite And Schist On The West
Reporter: Gere, W., Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.), Orris, Greta J.
hrock_type: Granite
arock_type: Andesite
Structure: Fault Zone Strikes N10w And Dips Steeply Northwest
References:
  • Deposit:: WILSON, 1933, ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 134, P. 60.
  • Deposit:: KEITH, 1978, ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 192, P. 74.
  • Deposit:: PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
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