Stockton Hill Mining District (Stockton Camp Mining District), Wallapai Mining District, Cerbat Mountains (Cerbat Range), Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° North , 113° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~22km
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KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
31214
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:31214:8
GUID (UUID V4):
a6a0b542-4b5a-4ec2-b492-e102818f9ae0
The Stockton Hill district joins the Cerbat district on the east, and is about parallel and coextensive with it north and south, being situated on the opposite slope of the mountains. It is about 4 miles in width and but little more in length. It ranges in elevation from 3,500 feet at the edge of Hualpai Valley on the east to 5,500 feet at the crest of the range.
The principal and oldest camp is Stockton Hill, situated in the foothills in the eastern part of the district, 10 miles north of Kingman, at an elevation of about 4,800 feet. It dates from early in the sixties, when the principal veins were first discovered and began to produce. In former days much of the ore was shipped to Swansea, Wales, but later it was treated in the Mineral Park and Cerbat mills and shipped to the smelters in San Francisco and to New Mexico. At present the ore is hauled by wagon to Barry or Kingman, whence it is shipped, mostly to Needles. The district is reported to have, produced many million dollars' worth of ore.
TOPOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY
The topography is generally rough, but the mines are nearly all accessible by wagon roads, mostly of easy grade. The drainage issues eastward into Hualpai Valley, mainly through several short side valleys or transverse washes the Canyon Station, C. 0. D., I. X. L. (known as I. X. L. Basin from the width and open character of its middle part), Cupel, Treasure Hill, and May well. In their upper parts most of the washes contract into V-shaped gulches.
The country rock is the pre-Cambrian gneiss and schist complex. It is reddish brown and iron stained and is intruded by dikes of granite porphyry, diabase, and other rocks, mostly of basic character. The schistosity trends about N. 30Β° E. and dips usually vertically or at steep angles to the northwest. The dominant jointing or sheeting strikes northwest.
ORE DEPOSITS AND MINES
The deposits occur in pre-Cambrian gneiss or schist, intruded in places by a later aplitic granite or by basic dikes. They are fissure veins, which in general strike northwesterly and are vertical or dip at steep angles to the northeast. The gangue is quartz and the ores contain chiefly silver, with some gold, lead, and copper. Primary sulphide minerals are galena, zinc blende, chalcopyrite, and pyrite, but the district owes its reputation to the rich silver ores, such as native silver, cerargyrite, argentite, and ruby silver, which were found in large quantities in the upper levels. The water level is about 100 feet below the surface. Galena is often found above it, while rich silver minerals descend to a considerable distance below it. The
greatest depth attained is 400 feet.
The district contains about 10 mines, of which the principal are the Banner Group, Treasure Hill, Little Chief, Cupel, Prince George, De La Fontaine, C. O. D., and Sixty-three.
The principal and oldest camp is Stockton Hill, situated in the foothills in the eastern part of the district, 10 miles north of Kingman, at an elevation of about 4,800 feet. It dates from early in the sixties, when the principal veins were first discovered and began to produce. In former days much of the ore was shipped to Swansea, Wales, but later it was treated in the Mineral Park and Cerbat mills and shipped to the smelters in San Francisco and to New Mexico. At present the ore is hauled by wagon to Barry or Kingman, whence it is shipped, mostly to Needles. The district is reported to have, produced many million dollars' worth of ore.
TOPOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY
The topography is generally rough, but the mines are nearly all accessible by wagon roads, mostly of easy grade. The drainage issues eastward into Hualpai Valley, mainly through several short side valleys or transverse washes the Canyon Station, C. 0. D., I. X. L. (known as I. X. L. Basin from the width and open character of its middle part), Cupel, Treasure Hill, and May well. In their upper parts most of the washes contract into V-shaped gulches.
The country rock is the pre-Cambrian gneiss and schist complex. It is reddish brown and iron stained and is intruded by dikes of granite porphyry, diabase, and other rocks, mostly of basic character. The schistosity trends about N. 30Β° E. and dips usually vertically or at steep angles to the northwest. The dominant jointing or sheeting strikes northwest.
ORE DEPOSITS AND MINES
The deposits occur in pre-Cambrian gneiss or schist, intruded in places by a later aplitic granite or by basic dikes. They are fissure veins, which in general strike northwesterly and are vertical or dip at steep angles to the northeast. The gangue is quartz and the ores contain chiefly silver, with some gold, lead, and copper. Primary sulphide minerals are galena, zinc blende, chalcopyrite, and pyrite, but the district owes its reputation to the rich silver ores, such as native silver, cerargyrite, argentite, and ruby silver, which were found in large quantities in the upper levels. The water level is about 100 feet below the surface. Galena is often found above it, while rich silver minerals descend to a considerable distance below it. The
greatest depth attained is 400 feet.
The district contains about 10 mines, of which the principal are the Banner Group, Treasure Hill, Little Chief, Cupel, Prince George, De La Fontaine, C. O. D., and Sixty-three.
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Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
β | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
β | Pyrargyrite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3SbS3 |
β | Proustite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3AsS3 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Chlorargyrite | 3.AA.15 | AgCl |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Pyrolusite | 4.DB.05 | Mn4+O2 |
β | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Goslarite | 7.CB.40 | ZnSO4 Β· 7H2O |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Vanadinite var. Arsenic-bearing Vanadinite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5[(V,As)O4]3Cl |
β | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(VO4)3Cl | |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Limonite' | - | |
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
β | 'Copper Stain' | - |
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Localities in this Region
- Arizona
- Mohave County
- Cerbat Mountains (Cerbat Range)
- Wallapai Mining District
- Stockton Hill Mining District (Stockton Camp Mining District)
- Alba Stevens Mine
- Banner Mine (Star Spangled Banner Mine)
- Black Beauty Mine
- Cincinnati Mine
- Continental Mine
- Edward Everett Mine
- Franklin Mine
- I.X.L. Mine
- Legal Tender Mine
- Little Chief Mine (Stockton Hill Mine)
- Little Tiger Mine
- Lorena Mine
- Monitor Mine
- Silver Monster Mine
- Snowflake Mine
- Stockton Camp
- Stockton Hill
- Stockton Hill Mining District (Stockton Camp Mining District)
- Wallapai Mining District
- Cerbat Mountains (Cerbat Range)
- Mohave County
- Arizona
- Mohave County
- Cerbat Mountains (Cerbat Range)
- Wallapai Mining District
- Stockton Hill Mining District (Stockton Camp Mining District)
- Stockton Hill
- American Legion Mine (American Silver Legion Mine)
- Bluebell Mine (Black Hawk Mine)
- COD Mine (C.O.D. Mine)
- Copper and Gold Mine
- Cupel Mine (Little Tiger Mine; Robin Hood Mine)
- De La Fontaine Mine
- Eureka claim
- Jordan Mine (Stockton Hill Mine; Treasure Hill Mine)
- McClellan Mine
- Miner's Hope claim
- Polaris Mine
- Prince George Mine (Arizona Butte; Old Colony Mines; Comstock Silver; Shooting Star Mine)
- Rico Mine
- Saint Louis Mine (St Louis Mine)
- Summit Mine (Bevis group)
- Western Mine (Western Union Mine; Black & Tan Mine)
- White Eagle Mine (Noon shaft; Full Moon shaft; Eagle Mine)
- Tiger Mine
- Tigress Mine
- Treasure Hill Mine
- Stockton Hill
- Stockton Hill Mining District (Stockton Camp Mining District)
- Wallapai Mining District
- Cerbat Mountains (Cerbat Range)
- Mohave County
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