Little Chief Mine (Stockton Hill Mine), Stockton Hill Mining District (Stockton Camp Mining District), Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 18' 23'' North , 114° 6' 0'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| So-Hi | 477 (2017) | 7.0km |
| New Kingman-Butler | 12,134 (2011) | 7.7km |
| Clacks Canyon | 173 (2017) | 9.9km |
| Kingman | 28,912 (2017) | 13.7km |
| Golden Valley | 8,370 (2011) | 14.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mohave County Gemstoners | Kingman, Arizona | 14km |
| Silvery Colorado River Rock Club | Bullhead City, Arizona | 46km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Chief Engineer Mine
A former Ag-Cu-Pb-Au occurrence/mine located in the SW¼ sec. 9, T22N, R17W, G&SRM, 2½ miles NE of Cerbat, on private land within a Bureau of Land Management administered area. Owned by John B. Rothermel, Arizona (1975). Operated 1901 to 1948. The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this locality is 500 meters.
Mineralization is a small but exceedingly rich vein deposit hosted in granite. The ore body strikes N40W and dips NE at a width of 1.83 meters. The mineralization is associated with a Late Cretaceous porphyry intrusion. Precambrian schistosity strikes N30E. Veins, fissures and dikes strike NW to NNW regionally. Associated rocks include Neoproterozoic granite. Local rocks include Early Proterozoic metamorphic rocks.
Workings include underground openings with a length of 304.8 meters and an overall depth of 30.48 meters, and comprised of nearly 200 feet of shafts and other openings (1881).
LITTLE CHIEF MINE.
The Little Chief mine is located about one-fourth mile southwest of Stockton Hill camp and about 80 feet above it, close to the main road. The mine has been worked on a small scale since the middle seventies, and has produced only high-grade shipping ore from the surface down. It is owned by the C. O. D. Mining Company. The production is reported to be more than $25,000.
The mine is developed to a depth of about 100 feet and contains about 1,000 feet of underground work, which includes a 400-foot crosscut tunnel, two 80-foot shafts, and 300 feet of drifting, the drift extending about 75 feet on either side of the two main shafts.
The country rock is the pre-Cambrian complex. To judge from talus debris on the surface at the mine, it seems to be intruded by diabase near by, and portions of a light-colored altered rock, which seems to be the intrusive granite porphyry, are associated with the vein.
The vein trends N. 40° W. and dips steeply northeast. It is about 6 feet in width and is supposed to be the Banner vein of the Treasure Hill mine, described later. The gangue is quartz and crushed and altered silicified rock. The ore shoot locally coincides in width with the vein and is stained throughout with copper carbonate. The ore contains principally green horn silver, galena, and gold, is all of shipping grade, and is said to average about as follows: Silver, 350 ounces to the ton; gold, $5 to $10 a ton; and lead, 8 to 40 per cent.
The Little Chief mine is located about one-fourth mile southwest of Stockton Hill camp and about 80 feet above it, close to the main road. The mine has been worked on a small scale since the middle seventies, and has produced only high-grade shipping ore from the surface down. It is owned by the C. O. D. Mining Company. The production is reported to be more than $25,000.
The mine is developed to a depth of about 100 feet and contains about 1,000 feet of underground work, which includes a 400-foot crosscut tunnel, two 80-foot shafts, and 300 feet of drifting, the drift extending about 75 feet on either side of the two main shafts.
The country rock is the pre-Cambrian complex. To judge from talus debris on the surface at the mine, it seems to be intruded by diabase near by, and portions of a light-colored altered rock, which seems to be the intrusive granite porphyry, are associated with the vein.
The vein trends N. 40° W. and dips steeply northeast. It is about 6 feet in width and is supposed to be the Banner vein of the Treasure Hill mine, described later. The gangue is quartz and crushed and altered silicified rock. The ore shoot locally coincides in width with the vein and is stained throughout with copper carbonate. The ore contains principally green horn silver, galena, and gold, is all of shipping grade, and is said to average about as follows: Silver, 350 ounces to the ton; gold, $5 to $10 a ton; and lead, 8 to 40 per cent.
Mineralization is a small but exceedingly rich vein deposit hosted in granite. The ore body strikes N40W and dips NE at a width of 1.83 meters. The mineralization is associated with a Late Cretaceous porphyry intrusion. Precambrian schistosity strikes N30E. Veins, fissures and dikes strike NW to NNW regionally. Associated rocks include Neoproterozoic granite. Local rocks include Early Proterozoic metamorphic rocks.
Workings include underground openings with a length of 304.8 meters and an overall depth of 30.48 meters, and comprised of nearly 200 feet of shafts and other openings (1881).
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4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chlorargyrite Formula: AgCl |
| ⓘ 'Copper Stain' |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS References: |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au References: |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Copper Stain' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Chlorargyrite | AgCl |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10102552 |
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