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Portmanteau Mine, Cave Creek Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USAi
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Portmanteau MineMine
Cave Creek Mining DistrictMining District
Palo Verde MountainsMountain Range
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 53' 21'' North , 111° 51' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.88917,-111.85750
GeoHash:
G#: 9w02y97fe
GRN:
N23W67
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Carefree3,610 (2017)9.3km
Cave Creek5,341 (2017)10.6km
Rio Verde1,811 (2011)25.0km
New River14,952 (2011)25.9km
Anthem21,700 (2011)26.8km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Daisy Mountain Rock & Mineral ClubAnthem, Arizona27km
Black Canyon City Rock ClubBlack Canyon City, Arizona34km
Mineralogical Society of ArizonaParadise Valley, Arizona40km
Mindat Locality ID:
107010
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:107010:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Portmanteau patented claim #1376; Lyon pat. claim; Fairview pat. claim; Raven pat. claim; Davis pat. claim; Legal Tender pat. claim; Gold Hill; Van Buskirk Mine; Gold Hill Mine


Ref.: AZ Bur. Geol. Min. Tech. file data; AZ Bur. Geol. Min. Tech. clippings files; DeWitt, Ed (1981), unpublished reconnaissance mapping data; USGS Humboldt Mountain map; Bur. Land Mgmt. Mining District sheet; Bur. Land Mgmt. plat 1376; MRDS files #10046363 & 10113600.

A former underground Au-Pb-Cu-Ag mine discovered in 1920. Production ended 1937.

Mineralization involves a small granite pod surrounded by Acteres shale and siltstone. NE-trending Tertiary fractures are in the area. Tertiary basalts cap mesas locally. A large outcrop of Cave Creek quartz monzonite begins 1½ miles south of the mine.

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