USGS Mineral Resources Data System
Type: Historical mine record
Supports:
- mine identity
- development status
- commodities
- underground eligibility evidence
Arizona · Mohave County
Yellow Bird Prospect
Unconfirmed Tungsten Mixed Underground / Surface
Key facts
- State
- Arizona
- County
- Mohave
- Mining district
- Cottonwood District
- Development status
- Past Producer
- Mine type
- Mixed underground / surface
- Primary commodity
- Tungsten
- Verification
- Unconfirmed
Mine Location
Approximate AreaDocumented underground workings
Mindat locality description
Ref.: Dale, V.B. (1961), Tungsten deposits of Gila, Yavapai, and Mohave Cos., Arizona, US Bur. Mines Inf. Circ. 8078: 9, 98-99; USGS 7.5 minute Valentine topo. map; AZ Dept. Min. Resources (ADMR) Mohave card file; Bur. Land Mgmt. District map; MRDS fil…
Historical mapped workings
USGS historical topographic mapping. Features may no longer exist.
- 1 adit symbol
View individual source records (2)
Every underlying record used to build the summary above, for research/verification use.
- USGS MRDS working type: Surface/Underground
- MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Surface/Underground · work_type
Verification
Unconfirmed
Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.
Why it's listed
Source records document both underground and surface mining.
History & operations
Historical record
- Development status: Past Producer
Commodities & minerals
Reported minerals
- Scheelite
- Scheelite
Access & recent conditions
- Land
- unknown
Community reports
No community field reports yet.
I Visited This MineSources & evidence
USGS Historical Topographic Mine Features
Type: Historical mapped physical features
Dataset: DOI 10.5066/P9TAALR6
Supports:
- mapped adit symbols (1)
Historical mapped features may no longer exist.
Mindat
Type: Mineralogical locality database
Record: Mindat Locality: 105992
Supports:
- locality identity
- reported minerals (1)
A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.
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