Mineral Resources of the Rawhide Mountains Wilderness Study Area, La Paz and Mohave Counties, Arizona

摘要

The Rawhide Mountains Wilderness Study area (AZ-020-058A) lies in the Rawhide Mountains and eastern Buckskin Mountains, west-central Arizona, some 40 mi east of Parker, Ariz. Mineral surveys of approximately 40,025 acres were done by the U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Bureau of Mines to assess the mineral resources (known) and mineral resource potential (undiscovered) of the area. The mineral resource potential for precious and base metals (gold, silver, copper) is moderate and locally high in several areas. There is low potential for low-temperature geothermal water in the northeasternmost part of the study area. The entire Rawhide Mountains Wilderness Study Area has low resource potential for sand and gravel in the sparse alluvial deposits and low resource potential for oil and gas.