Richinbar Mine (Zyke shaft; Patented claims MS 1470 & 1286; Gold Note MS 1470 Patented claims), Agua Fria Canyon, Mayer, Agua Fria Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains (Bradshaw Range), Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 12' 3'' North , 112° 6' 6'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cordes Lakes | 2,633 (2011) | 11.9km |
| Black Canyon City | 2,837 (2011) | 15.2km |
| Spring Valley | 1,148 (2011) | 16.8km |
| Mayer | 1,497 (2011) | 25.1km |
| New River | 14,952 (2011) | 31.9km |
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Black Canyon City Rock Club | Black Canyon City, Arizona | 15km |
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| Prescott Gem & Mineral Club | Prescott Valley, Arizona | 49km |
A former surface and underground Au-Ag-Pb-Cu mine located at the eastern brink of Agua Fria Canyon, about 4 miles east of Bumble Bee and 9 miles from Cordes, eastern foot of the Bradshaw Mountains at 3,500 feet of altitude. Discovered 182. Owned by Richinbar Mines Co. (1905-1908: extensive development work); and, Sterling Gold Mining Corp. (early 1933- ). Operated 1905-1948. Claims extend into the E½ of sec. 24, T9.5N, R2E.
Mineralization is comprised of 2 parallel veins that pinch and swell abruptly to about 30 feet wide and strike north while dipping almost vertically westward & occurs principally in schist. Gangue consists mostly of coarse, massive, glassy quartz with some tourmaline and carbonate. Schist wallrock is considerably sericitized and locally contains limonite pseudomorphs after pyrite. Most ore mined was from 3 irregular, lenticular, vertical oreshoots. An associated rock unit is the Bland Quartz Diorite. Ore control was faulting and shearing.
Area structures include foliation in Precambrian country rock that trends N-S.
Workings feature the Zyke shaft (main shaft) at 500 feet deep that connects with several thousand feet of workings extending northward plus two more shafts accessing upper workings. A 20-stamp mill waqs erected. The largest stope is on the 140 level at 65 feet long by 55 feet high and 14 feet wide. Produced some 8,000 tons of ore.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Description: Occurs as pseudomorphs after pyrite in wallrocks. |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: Occurs in schist wallrocks. |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: Occurs in schist wallrocks. |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au Description: Free gold in oxidized zone. References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Description: Massive, glassy; in the oreshoots it tends to be more or less cellular to platy. |
| ⓘ Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) References: |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z Habit: Minute prisms Colour: Blue, brown, colorless References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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Richinbar Mine, Agua Fria Canyon, Mayer, Agua Fria Mining District, Bradshaw Mountains, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA