Mineral Resources of the Mohave Wash Wilderness Study Area (AZ-050- 007c/048/020–052), Mohave County, Arizona

Details

• Personal Author:
  McDonnell JR Jr.
• Description:
  The U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Bureau of Mines conducted geological, geochemical, and geophysical surveys to assess the identified mineral resources (known) and mineral resource potential (undiscovered) of the study area. Fieldwork for the report was carried out in 1987. In 1988, the Bureau of Land Management changed the status of the study area to nonsuitable, but the investigation was completed to provide mineral information necessary for the Congressional wilderness process. Prospecting has occurred in and near the study area, but there was no mining activity at the time of the investigation. A subeconomic resource of gold totaling 1,550 short tons (st) was identified. One large area in the south-central part of the study area has moderate potential for gold and silver. Five small areas (four in the eastern part and one in the west-central part of the study area) have low potential for gold, and one area in the east-central part of the study area has low potential for silver. The entire study area has low potential for oil and gas. Sand and gravel are also present in the study area. The study area has no potential for geothermal resources. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Geochemical-surveys Geological-surveys Geophysical-surveys Gold-ores Mineral-industries; Mineral-resources Precious-metal-ore-deposits
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Conference Publications
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; District of Columbia ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-46
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10005440
• Citation:
  BoM, 1989 Feb; :1-46
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1989
• Performing Organization:
  Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Bureau of Mines, Washington, DC
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:826caa18daefaca9e7f787d37fc9661c8d8caf8eac24d1535dc808e536d2aa964ff46cf2ddc93882d7cc7c29b0f720249b1c3029f3a381a9ba8c92f14bc92c0a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/219674/cdc_219674_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.59 MB ]