Homestake-Jack Pot Mine, Gold Road Mining District, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 3' 58'' North , 114° 25' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Oatman | 135 (2011) | 6.1km |
| Bullhead City | 39,445 (2017) | 15.6km |
| Mesquite Creek | 416 (2011) | 16.8km |
| Laughlin | 7,323 (2011) | 17.3km |
| Mohave Valley | 2,616 (2011) | 20.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Silvery Colorado River Rock Club | Bullhead City, Arizona | 16km |
| Mohave County Gemstoners | Kingman, Arizona | 37km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Homestake prospect; Lucky Budge group; Jack Pot Mine; Homestake Mine
A former Au occurrence/mine located in the N½ sec. 5, T19N, R20W, G&SRM, 3.5 miles NW of Oatman. on private (patented) land within a Bureau of Land Management administered land. Owned by A. Brisk, New York. The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this locality is 500 meters.
JACK POT MINE.
The Jack Pot mine, owned by Maj. R. J. Holmes, of Gold Road, is about one-fourth of a mile west of the Miller mine, in the upper north slope of the mountain, at about 2,500 feet elevation. It is on the Hardy vein and in country rock of granite porphyry and micropegmatite. It is developed principally by a 160-foot shaft and drifts and is equipped with an 8-horsepower gasoline hoist.
HOMESTAKE MINE.
The Homestake mine, also owned by Maj. R. J. Holmes, is nearly a mile west of the Miller mine, in the upper north slope of the mountains, at about 2,450 feet elevation. It is on the Hardy vein in the granite porphyry and micropegmatite. It was formerly worked by Col. Thomas Ewing and is now bonded to the Gold Road Company. It is developed principally by drifts and shafts, the drift to the east being about 240 feet in extent, and is equipped with an 8-horsepower gasoline hoist. The vein varies from 2 to 20 feet in width, looks well, and is said to carry good values.
The Jack Pot mine, owned by Maj. R. J. Holmes, of Gold Road, is about one-fourth of a mile west of the Miller mine, in the upper north slope of the mountain, at about 2,500 feet elevation. It is on the Hardy vein and in country rock of granite porphyry and micropegmatite. It is developed principally by a 160-foot shaft and drifts and is equipped with an 8-horsepower gasoline hoist.
HOMESTAKE MINE.
The Homestake mine, also owned by Maj. R. J. Holmes, is nearly a mile west of the Miller mine, in the upper north slope of the mountains, at about 2,450 feet elevation. It is on the Hardy vein in the granite porphyry and micropegmatite. It was formerly worked by Col. Thomas Ewing and is now bonded to the Gold Road Company. It is developed principally by drifts and shafts, the drift to the east being about 240 feet in extent, and is equipped with an 8-horsepower gasoline hoist. The vein varies from 2 to 20 feet in width, looks well, and is said to carry good values.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in granite porphyry. The ore body strikes N80W and dips 75NE at a width of 6.1 meters. Local rocks include Middle Miocene to Oligocene granitic rocks.
Regional geologic structures include NNW- to WNW-trending vein and fault system in Tertiary volcanic rocks.
Workings include unspecified underground openings with a length of 73.15 meters.
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2 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10161637 |
|---|---|
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027903 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Arizona
- Mohave County
- Black MountainsMountain Range
- Mohave County
- Mojave DesertDesert
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Homestake-Jack Pot Mine, Gold Road Mining District, Oatman Mining District, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA