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Rattlesnake Mine, Gold Leaf-Rattlesnake-Rosebud Mine group, Harquahala Mining District, La Paz County, Arizona, USAi
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Rattlesnake MineMine
Gold Leaf-Rattlesnake-Rosebud Mine groupGroup of Mines
Harquahala Mining DistrictMining District
La Paz CountyCounty
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° North , 113° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
GRN:
N23W68
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
33502
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:33502:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A Au-Ag-Fe-Cu mine located in the NW¼ sec. 13, T5N, R12W. Mr. Hudgens and Mr. Worcester had unspecified involvement here.

Mineralization is spotty, high-grade gold values with minor copper oxides in lensing quartz, brecciated wall rock, and iron oxides in a shear zone cuting Precambrian granitic gneiss.

Workings include a shaft(s) and tunnel opertions. This group was prospected in the late 1800's but was worked mainly from 1930 through 1941, producing some 400 tons of ore averaging about 0.6 oz. Au/T, 0.2 oz. Ag/T and minor copper.

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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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