Mine detail: Dome City Prospect

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Location: La Paz County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 34.16088, -114.07968
dep_id: 10027719
mrds_id: M003949
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Minor mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Specularite
gangue: Calcite
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
ore_ctrl: Vein Filling Apparently Occupies A Shear Zone In The Gneiss Schist Series
Reporter: Gere, W., Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.)
hrock_type: Gneiss
arock_type: Pegmatite,Granite
Structure: The Owner Of The Property, States That The Vein Changes In Direction Of Dip 80 Feet Down In The Shaft From Southwest To Northeast, This Probably Representing A Fold.
References:
  • BANCROFT, HOWLAND; 1911; ORE DEPOSITS IN NORTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 451, P. 12
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