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Arizona · Mohave County

Lone Jack - Blackfoot Mine

Multiple Sources Confirmed Silver Underground

Key facts

State
Arizona
County
Mohave
Mining district
Wallapai District
Development status
Past Producer
Mine type
Underground
Primary commodity
Silver
Verification
Multiple Sources Confirmed

Also known as

  • Goldback

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

  • Raise — documented in 2 source records.
    Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR — "Lone Jack Blackfoot", 1916
  • Shaft — documented in 2 source records, noting 350 ft deep, 700 ft.
    Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR — "Lone Jack Blackfoot", 1916
  • Stope — documented in 2 source records.
    Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR — "Lone Jack Blackfoot", 1916

Historical mapped workings

USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.

  • 28 shaft symbols
  • 15 adit symbols
View individual source records (8)

Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.

  • Raise
    Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“Lone Jack Blackfoot”, 1916). Evidence: PDF: ... ~ .............. . -j. ' . • .. \ Raises.....................................…
  • Shaft · depth 350 ft
    Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“Lone Jack Blackfoot”, 1916). Evidence: PDF: a. tunnel 1,700 feet in lensth and by a shaft 350 feet deep; both workings being…
  • Stope
    Documented in Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR PDF (“Lone Jack Blackfoot”, 1916). Evidence: PDF: ast drift in this level thore is an old stope ( 1909) from which 10 car l~ad! of…
  • Raise
    Lone Jack Blackfoot, 1916
  • Stope
    Lone Jack Blackfoot, 1916
  • Shaft — 350 ft
    Lone Jack Blackfoot, 1916
  • USGS MRDS working type: Underground
  • MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Underground · work_type

Verification

Multiple Sources Confirmed

Independent historical source evidence corroborates underground workings.

Why confirmed?

Confirmed by independent Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR historical documentation describing underground workings, in addition to USGS MRDS catalog eligibility. Not a member field verification.

Why it's listed

USGS source data documents underground workings for this record.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Past Producer

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • Galena
  • Sphalerite

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

No community field reports yet.

I Visited This Mine

Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

  • mine identity
  • development status
  • commodities
  • underground eligibility evidence

USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features

Type: Historical mapped physical features

Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6

Supports:

  • mapped shaft symbols (28)
  • mapped adit symbols (15)

Historical mapped features may no longer exist.

Dataset information

Arizona Geological Survey / ADMMR

Type: Historical mine documents

Record: 1 historical document

Supports:

  • historical mine identity
  • historical mine documentation
  • documented workings

Lone Jack Blackfoot (1916)

Historical documentation does not imply current access or open workings.

AZGS Mining Info

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