Oro Flame Mine (Oro Flame property; American Eagle Mine; Mormon Patent; Old Ohio Patent MS 2025; Gold Bug Mine; Sterling property; Mescal claim; American Eagle Patent; Oro Grand Patent MS 2024), Yavapai County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 27' 10'' North , 112° 29' 59'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wilhoit | 868 (2011) | 8.5km |
| Prescott | 41,899 (2017) | 10.1km |
| Prescott Valley | 42,197 (2017) | 24.3km |
| Mayer | 1,497 (2011) | 24.9km |
| Dewey-Humboldt | 3,894 (2011) | 25.1km |
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Prescott Gem & Mineral Club | Prescott Valley, Arizona | 24km |
A former underground Au-Ag-Cu-Pb-Zn mine located on the SE side near Hassayampa Creek about 6 miles South of Prescott. Discovered 1866. Owned by H.K. Grove & Associates (1928- ). Produced 1910-1955. Claims are also in sec. 29, T12.5N, R2W, and sec. 31, T13N, R2W.
Mineralization is a vein within a fault zone that strikes N.20ΒΊW. and dips 76ΒΊNE. The fault zone separates gneissic granite on the NE from schist with diorite on the SW. Ore occurs mainly as narrow, vertical lenses, seams & bunches that trend northward. Massive grayish-white quartz with irregular masses, veinlets & disseminations of sulfides. The gold is mainly in the sulfides. Alteration includes minor to significant sericitization.
Workings include a 320 foot deep shaft, an adit and several 100 foot long drifts. Above the 220 level it is stoped out 400 feet long by 3Β½ feet wide. The oro Grande shaft is on the NW side of the Creek. A 20-stamp mill was erected on the property.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: MRDS database Dep. ID #10109866, MRDS ID #M800369. |
| β Galena Formula: PbS Reference: MRDS database Dep. ID #10048265, MRDS ID #M800386 |
| β Galena var. Gold-bearing Galena Formula: PbS with Au Description: Fine-grained. Reference: Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 137: 41-42. |
| β Gold Formula: Au Description: Free gold in the semi-oxidized zone. Reference: Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 137: 41-42. |
| β Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Reference: MRDS database Dep. ID #10048265, MRDS ID #M800386 |
| β Gypsum var. Selenite Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Reference: MRDS database Dep. ID #10048265, MRDS ID #M800386 |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Reference: Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 137: 41-42. |
| β 'Limonite' Reference: Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 137: 41-42. |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: ccurs in wall rocks. Reference: Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 137: 41-42. |
| β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: ccurs in wall rocks. Reference: Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 137: 41-42. |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Colour: Pale yellowish Description: Fine-grained. Reference: Wilson, E.D., et al (1934), AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 137: 41-42. |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: MRDS database Dep. ID #10109866, MRDS ID #M800369. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | var. Gold-bearing Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS with Au |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
| β | var. Selenite | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Yavapai Magazine (1921): 10 (Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott, AZ).
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: 41-42.
Elsing, M.J. and Heineman, E.S. (1936) Arizona Metal Production, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bulletin 140: 101.
Niemuth, N.J. (1987), Arizona Mineral Development 1984-1986, Arizona Department of Mines & Mineral Resources Directory 29, 46 pp.
USGS Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-997.
U.S. Bureau of Mines - Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology file data.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources Oro Flame file.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources American Eagle Mine file.
U.S. Bureau of Land Management Mining District Sheet 244.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10109866, MRDS ID #M800369; and, Dep. ID #10186617, MAS ID #0040250956; and, Dep. ID #10048265, MRDS ID #M800386.
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