Mine detail: White Elephant Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

35.28502, -114.13969

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Secondary:	Lead, Silver, Copper
Tertiary:	REE
Ore:	Gold

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host type:	Schist,Gneiss
Associated rock:	Ithaca Peak Granite
Associated type:	Granite
Structure:	Reg.Struct: Prec Schistosity N30e, Lcret Veins, Fissures, Dikes Nw To Nnw Regionally

References

MRDS	M004025
DEP	10027751
Reference	{Deposit:: DINGS, M.G., 1951, THE WALLAPAI MINING DISTRICT, CERBAT MOUNTAINS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULL. 978 - E.}{Deposit:: PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA, 1952 TO 1956: U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, RME - 158 , JUNE 1970, P. 67.}{Deposit:: WEED, 1920, MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XIV, P. 248.}{Deposit:: MALACH, 1977, MOHAVE COUNTY MINES, P. 31.}{Deposit:: ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.}
Reporter	Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.), Orris, Greta J.