‡Ref.: Wilson, E.D. (1933) Geology and Mineral Deposits of Southern Yuma County, Arizona. Arizona Bureau of Mines Bulletin 134: 175.
Wilson, E.D., Cunningham, J.B., and Butler, G.M. (1934), Arizona Lode Gold Mines and Gold Mining (revised 1967), Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 137: 151.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10027222, MRDS ID #M002536.
A Cu prospect with underground workings located about 1¾ miles SE of the Poorman prospect.
Mineralization is rather sheared & schistose gneiss that dips generally eastward. A prominent quartz vein up to 15 feet thick, with irregular strike and dip, cuts across a small saddle. Vein quartz is white, somewhat fractured & marked by iron oxide bands. Vein walls show abundant sericite, minor chlorite and sparse copper stain.
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Map Reference: 32°34'4"N , 114°4'56"W
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