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Black Cat & Minnezona Mines, Ellsworth Mining District, Granite Wash Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USAi
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Ellsworth Mining DistrictMining District
Granite Wash MountainsMountain Range
La Paz CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 44' 57'' North , 113° 41' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.74917,-113.68639
GRN:
N23W68
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Vicksburg597 (2011)6.1km
Salome1,530 (2011)7.5km
Wenden728 (2011)15.7km
Utting126 (2011)21.0km
Brenda676 (2011)25.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
33464
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33464:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
CJ International Ventures Inc.


A former underground Pb-Au-Ag-Cu pair of mines located in North-central sec. 26, T5N, R14W (protracted), on land of unknown status. Owned and operated by the Britania Gold Mines, Inc. (1930). Operated by Mr. Chuck Ogle (1985).

Mineralization is a fissure vein in Mesozoic granitic intrusive with mostly oxidized lead ore and high gold values, in spotty, small pockets.

Workings include a shaft(s) and tunnels. These mines were prospected and worked intermittently from about 1917 through 1930, producing a few tens of tons of ore averaging about 5% Pb, 0.6 oz. Au/T and 0.2 oz. Ag/T.

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  • Arizona
    • La Paz County
      • Granite Wash Mountains

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References

Arizona Bureau of Mines file data
Keith, Stanton B. (1978) Index of Mining Properties in Yuma County, Arizona. University of Arizona Bulletin 192. Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology
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