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⇱ Phoenix Mine, Cave Creek, Cave Creek Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA

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Phoenix Mine, Cave Creek, Cave Creek Mining District, Palo Verde Mountains, Maricopa County, Arizona, USAi
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Phoenix MineMine
Cave CreekTown
Cave Creek Mining DistrictMining District
Palo Verde MountainsMountain Range
Maricopa CountyCounty
ArizonaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 53' 2'' North , 111° 57' 8'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cave Creek5,341 (2017)5.6km
Carefree3,610 (2017)7.6km
New River14,952 (2011)17.3km
Anthem21,700 (2011)18.0km
Black Canyon City2,837 (2011)27.7km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Daisy Mountain Rock & Mineral ClubAnthem, Arizona18km
Black Canyon City Rock ClubBlack Canyon City, Arizona28km
Mineralogical Society of ArizonaParadise Valley, Arizona39km
Rockhounds West ClubPhoenix, Arizona50km
Mindat Locality ID:
52652
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:52652:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A gold mine located a few miles north of the Cave Creek P.O.

Mineralization is altered schist intruded by dikes of granite porphyry and rhyolite porphyry.

Workings are comprised of several thousand feet of workings about 90 feet deep and with a width iof 300 feet. A 20-stamp mill was initially installed; in the 1890's a 100-stamp mill and cyanide plant were installed. Produced about $100,000 in Au bullion (period values).

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Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
Description: Lode gold; associated with fine-grained, grayish quartz in silicified, brecciated zones of northward strike and dip.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au

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AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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