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ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES AZMILS DATA

PRIMARY NAME: COBRITA

ALTERNATE NAMES: PAY STREAK FRACTION

LA PAZ COUNTY MILS NUMBER: 207

LOCATION: TOWNSHIP 6 N RANGE 14 W SECTION 2 QUARTER N2 LATITUDE: N 33DEG 53MIN 30SEC LONGITUDE: W 113DEG 41MIN 05SEC TOPO MAP NAME: SALOME - 15 MIN

CURRENT STATUS: EXP PROSPECT

COMMODITY: COPPER GOLD LODE SILVER

BIBLIOGRAPHY: AZBM FILE DATA ADMMR COBRITA FILE

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necel:"H"~l·Y to (;!A,ll 'tttention to t Wtl impor tant fn,otoro fth1ch preoludo the !)regent porJl3ib111 ty of Mnking a more dat;~.11ed raport t~.lHl f\ mora aX~l.ot stfi),t~mrmt o f .th ,1 g eologlon.l oond,1 t1(;m~:" FIHBTtJY' those ol A.1m8 I',re enti.teJ.y p.rol3pecta. Prn.ct1onllyno I,'york lw.a been cton~l on them ~xo 1~p t;lng locntlon Oh(t£ ~9, a. fe'w shro.llo'ff outs fHlrl, 1n ond ln9t; ~,noe only. n, r)h8.ft ~ O!tl (~ tloO' de .. lp '1'I' hlch demon!Jtra.tes ' noth111g but ita o ~vn 1r.om~~tH~lte lJ:1cinity. The ','iJ r1t~r i s , '!.;heret'ore, oompelled t() tht'l gu lctn.nco or fl11rfn.ce 1nd.la­?.tlolu, only. e1.nd. SF.COl~PLY i thcaa lr).ttar f'!BF\, tur0a 'are ~o l't'Uoh intE,r­fercel t'fith lJY' r$!1IltHl of ' t he I~ll tlre oount.ry being ~o ()t)mpl. ~tf.11"¥ Of)lJ ora ~l \\l 1th g, he tl,vy llatr1t!tl OVerb\lr(lon : ~~'Vl)1cll, 111 rnoa"t 1Jlf:?trl .t1(Jt!)l1 preverlt'J 7,'~ y~

. !U'IY d/!Jt~ .1·T\ilnt\tl011 or thf.9 8otumol goologioa.l CtHld,l tiotl!l lmr~iHliu.t/.~l y beneeth.

Thl ~l phy~loal ( 1)1 '1\.11 t10n gren.tly lnter£oreB wi t11 th.l~ ct~tor.mlnt:\,t1on of the · ex t iH\ t fl.ni'i 1\0 tlon ot' th~ numaroue f t\.ul t!) thu. t a,J."6 apPl).rent, t) f l;ltru· lnttualve d1kf!9 a.nd their lnfluanoeoll the olci'ar (.11k~1I IUHl th0 \felI1CJ, n.na of the p091tlon, d1reotion ~nJ e~tent, in their ontltety, of both 1ikaa a.nd '1ains. In pln,o~B~ th19 detritus oont3.1na rnlnar n.l1zed fl ' .~ !\t tJ-L origin of I'l'hlch o,n,nrlO t be looated fttxcapt . o.t tlw f! Xpenl'H! of muoh t~r'l:l~ o.nd It'l.bor 1n extensive oross-trenohing_ Ag~ln, rnuo.h fa.ul ting o f the dlkeF) nnJ rJO~~:J fn.ul tlng of '~he ve1no tire ~),p'parent, not1oeably 'lnth!3 f3t>utl)larn p~\. rt c)f th~ property, n.n<l beo~.u~G of thla detrl t~l overburden thtl ~t1a vorn.l '{ein ~ t t f,}"ol)d

~~oem~ uttoriy loot hore or nr~ appBr~ntly ~Aponad am g}rort neotlona whose identi ty canmot b~ de£1nlt (~ ly eatr;t.b11f)hed.. Nor O~Hl the faulto evld an tly in ex1stenoe hex-a b~ trnoetl wIth lS\l1Y dagreo of acouraay.

-BeaL"ing thes$ oondlt1nn ~ in m1nd, ·the follo':"(ing roport 111 nubm1ttHd to your oon ~ idera.tlon:- .

PROP ,'nTY AND a TI U. . l.e proper ·t}' lere · tl8 t~'r d~rJorlhed o()n ;J l~ta of ' !J. £'ull lode ola1ma I\!'\(:l 1

fr "'l..otiol1t;,.l ol 1.i lm, ' K n()'!~n aa tha Cobrita. P:,;"y Stre~k Grou.p, oon~1SJtlnc of th:J Pas Streak HO!3. 1, 2, ;; and. j~ Md thr,Cl3nter Pay Gtrua)t, oompri r' l n:·.~: n.bou'G SG aO.t'fl~ of gX't:')undl l\nd ~h e Pm.y f3 traa.k Fr~ot1on 11011 . 1 nlld 2, CH.J ~J (H"i!lg th'9 ~l.rea. b!~ t"I' ,~~n the Pay Gtl"Ortk Group !~n<J the eat.i\ttl of the Cnbr.ttn !.an~s Compn,ny. Bei n ;~; ()lonely (l .. .l11ed 1nthe1r gOQlog1 (Jal ft~ tt tures th ey ~1l11 b9 de90rlb ~d O~ , Dna property.

! Th~'3e ol~.ifnf.l ' tI.dJoin nnd mHl":J11W on tho Horthwest th i~ fHJtl;'\t ~ o f t h o Cob.ritv~ Mines Co., l1 $ in thn lO '.'~HH' ~lope9 ~ f th 0 North nlope ot tha U,,"1:0UVtH :I(lta., ~,nd H,r )~ dirJtant by ros,(l, n.oout l ~; ml1t;)r3 from Sl\.lome, th ~~ n~au·er~t .1."rd.lnJo .. d. point. T1lt~ , proP1Jrty la 9w;.!11y ~\.ooeu f1 1bllt by rO:td from' an.loJl'l th

TO POORAPHY ! Th o lilul'ff:\oe lno.tude ~l rr1 thin tho lJounds. ~' i~9 of ,thos6 propfJttlee mrn:. iU$,lly r,.)lope9 to th f~ Northw1) ut tothct fl(t.t "0..1101 ot' y'ond, Itnd 11af~ in IJI rJ wrl(3::t. of low. round.ed ~ ridgGS eepA.rf!l. t"d by ohnllow tfdr.a.vvs" , , There 1!i1 on·~ notfl,bla 8XO ept ion t() tli i m ~-u'r ,f'ta.oe; e. lovt, conioal butto(Jooupie9 o.oou t the Qsn tat of th~ Nort;hwc!1t claim - 1'tty [' trsalt f}4 - i t" tlt ~~{tu!'\lly ~loplng !!lidos ,r.m~.oh1ng out be-yond the bfJund,.'l.r16rJ of the property to the No .r theo"at <tuld Bouthif0!lt suet ~x tf:9n{Ung 1n a long, lOTi ' r l dge to the Ii'orthwGst •

. G.EQLOOT. ' ' , ~~o,u.,ar Uta. hrl.V~ (:}vldently rel1ul ted from .flfl eruption of BX'~~mlta whl(Jh rr~\ctured, penotrated e,11t,l tllf1pl o.t,Od tho prtt-OO,mbrlNl sohist,. ~Jld gn~lsae.. Lt:tte.t volcanio o.ot1on - orrI1"thet- :;\otlonll, oQq\lrr~}d, ro ~ul t1ng: in bo 'to Do f:'rv,oturing ttntl 8, 1'~1.11 t1ng 0 r t hl t~ l! nt1.tf1l oountry. In trHJ f 1rF.:lt p~r1od of not'ion IJUb9~q\1ant to thtJJ grtLnlte up-thlrulJt, in~ trugiv~ (l1orite d1ke~ reaul t~d. , L!\.tar, thellet.llkea themettlved~ ' in ma.ny 1notfl.1l0(!Hlt, \'f 19 .t'~ , rrn..otur~tl, (1.11 , .. ell ~t.tJ th ~ !ldj,,~ot'ant oou.ntry rook, :r."~lJlt1t)g in the ( ~.ndetl.ttlC. u\ dikes th.~,.t nccomp:'l.ny, 1'>Qn et tl'~,te long1 tudlr,ullly o.ml {non out ~rn.nsvnraBly th ~ older dlol',l t$' r.lUte,.. Oon'J1darn.ble f !\ul tiuG' ooo\U'r :~~d dur lng thi n PQr1od. or prob ,~.\bly durll'l g tha If\ter oruptive perlOttthn, t l'eaul tell 1n th tf

~'c.. m~ny l'hyoll t'l~ dlk$8 1~ hioh both ~t\terQec t ana pa ru,lle-l tha oth~r d:11\ ~ lJ, , ott e n ftiul tine th$ lntter. III ~ll rrobl~bl1t ~Y 1 t WMa n.t f~ ho tinw tb3~ a itikes (~ ~r ~ f ormedthn.t th e '!feln~ we.n! .fcH'med, ~u th,;; :r.hyo11 tic dilw m ~() trequ ~!l n~ly' acoompany the v ~lns o..n~l ttH~ v 9.l in:1 oOllll~{\1n brf.!iool t~t rHl fr n,g~' ':nt rJ of Ul$ rhyolitio dikeo, 11i :'~ ome ~Jl9 t f;~,noes th~ '1 ~) 1n lno.trlA l :H111lH cOrnptHled IH,r e;<:ll.y Of pOl'phy :rl t1c rook '~Jhar$ th\'tG &. dikes null \f oina ' 1;br £~ in c:ilQ\1a Pl'O~ 1m! ty.

On e t\.ren. of oxten~ lv H :f ~\ul tlng n.ncl G11!lph\.()t;lmupt al\ir.l t~ in the Sout h and of the Pt.y Gtre~k 11 Ollllm, 1kher~l tht~ m.nde!J1tic a nd dlor,1te dlkc f3 "C)"01' ~c. almo ~ t the entire ar'ea !1 ev-oml hund1' 0d. ff.t i!t in att.f.)h ,11l"eotlon r\uii v (~ lna ent €Lrin g t h 1 ~ n:r.ea. 3t~ (ll ther raul ted 0 ,1' t ormirul-t e In 1 t 110 £~), r a. ~ I~ur.ro,oe $xamln~.t1on o~n det~X'11I1n6. The rhytll tl0 il1k$ l-1 ~t,:r d ~'l.19o numfJr()u~ in thl a ",rea.

Another ' o,. ,rer:L 'o f notion 19 thl!) or~s~t o f theuutte prevlounly notetd ':'111ioh seema -to. hn..ve been the oentar of , axtre'lH~ oruptlv f~ ~U 9 tu:tb9.no"', ' On · .~ peoullu fea.ture there ' noted 1$ ~hn.t the v91nf» s eem to x'wJle,ta tl'01!l the! f lrgt or t llese r*,roaa. Md to 'extend a.round on ai 'thor sldt)) of " tl11 ~ butte. Some p rob"oly out direotly through 1'. muoh ve 1n floo.t b (~lnf~ notlo00.blo. but th l.:l ov er-­hurd~n compl e t~ly QQVlSr~ the f orma.t1on lUltl nothln1s cd' t1 po s t tlv l)) na ture oou11.be de termined.

v~nlS. , . 'f~e writer, ha.s, 90. far, b e¢nall1 f) to deflnl tely ttn.ce th .t'()u ;sh thi ll property five pr lnoi pBl geln ~Y9tam9:- '

, , Th ('J} n~~. t H ve in "o f th6 C:)b .rltn Mirw on whloh thn.t oornpo.ny i~ now o (mte ri n?; i t ~ ope r a, tlons O~.n. 'b e traoe d from the oompF1.uy· e ~~o ! k.lnga 1n to ~'tn :J t11ro1.1ch thi !J p r.·opartY.,

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I Th!) v.~!. in nppt::1:1.rn to tH3 fn.l,l tfFi 1·1\ ttn f!\.\l.l t nt'Of\. n,t tb.i~ nouttl ~nd 'Of t!ii~ property I~nd ·to split into n.t len. ~t ti'VO brrtl'}()hea, orh3 running No rthweat$rly around tIle low(~r W'a1 \,nrn 01d$ of the butto r .~.nd . th(1 tjther mora ~Jot th t1 1."ly toward. th,(;I oref.'lt of t;he butte.

A ~~oond t~ t;t'{)I) l~ ~f(l\1 n ux tcntl(J tr~m thE! Caul t n.ran ;~(Hth~T{~ n te.rly ~ f\.l(m :i. ~ the We~~el'n hn.1£ of th~ PIl.Y. 8tl';'l~o.k 11 Claim, t\nd in 0,11 p!\)l).~tt)11.i ty ' th.rOtt [~;h.ou t t 't1a .1 'mgth of Po.y 8t1"8f;\.k #2 Claim. "

A third V'f'1n ~!xtend"" from thlA !lamt-) fo..ul t Ilren. !\t'ld t:l.l)ou ·t the South l?nd of Pu:y Strenk flCl~\lm, into thll :::t;n..tthae.tlt qUf"rt~r o.f. Pay ~'ltr.~~k *2 Olf.\lm. tr.nd p'rob!.?bl;it metl~e~ into

A .fc.utth't~in l'Jhich 't'f~\~ tra.oe~l UOL'th\'V~H)ter.ly 't(H' tHlvarnl hl.mdt :c1,l f ',v~t until lC;H,t in th ;~ tl,atr1 tr;\l QV(~l'burdt)Q n.n'!. 8outhHfLoti:t:r.'ly for 1000' uotll lo",-t for the IUl.ffle rartl!Qn.

A fifth ve ia 0~tt(m{la lJorthwonterly a~:\O'lt midway 'tht 'Jl.lf~,h t~L; Pay fJtrl?ak "2 Cl~lftt, 1fhloh '!fitly be, nnd p.rob~.bly11iJ, f\. ~ep~u·t\te vein .f.'tom the ,~oon~'i one jUf:Jt \1o 'betl, but I ho.v(l not been t\hla to tr{.to'.~ 1 t em tho lturfnoG au.ff.'lo1~mtly to t}l;,olde thIs point.

NumarQU90ther lft?lll11 probn,1.)ly exIst wi thin thl ,'3 bO\ll1d~\.rlen of th1 '3 property atJ 19 e'tldolload by the veln .float ~o frttq,uently elloountered but 1 t 1 ~ lmpo~li;lbl~ to trl1lJe 'lny or them wi thout oonalrlor~ble oroes trl1t\ohlng beoau(S~ 0 f the detri t\\l OVf)r~\lrden.

About 50' ~1outhof' the No.t~tl'l. · ~md of Pny 8t:ts&k 1r!\.ot1on ill Ola.lm in an Ino11n~ 9hntt ~om~ ~,.ot ttetlp !Sunk 'on th~ th1tll or th~HJi!l ve1ns nnd follOtdnEri 1 t r:J ,.tip. Thl g ~he,rt ex.po$~tl ~or1l8 :700(.} ore.

All the~6 v~1n~ t~.ttJ~trong am1 p.t9iilt~nt d '. ~u plt.\o(lQ, outorop promlnen tly 011 tha l!u,rit).O. 1ihero they V!)'fY fl'oln l' tuq.' en(l tnorf~ in fildthJ and 1f on~ 1nolw.1eo the undoubtedly o.~~ooir.l.t('(l pt;\,l'f,\llol 90am 'i\ fl.n,l st t ln(~9r8 thay ~111 be found , to,· be from 10' to 30' ln ~ddth ill '~ome pIn,ces. Thl::J, of oourBe,1tlolulo1 tha btU"ren"horsel8" b e tw8$n tha91lt ~e .a.m!!. From ,,191ble fe~,tuie~ noted on th1ap);"O[)ltrty an(' thfA-t of the C~btl t!l, est!l.t~ 90 far · eXf\m1ned, II am of ths op1nion that thtlt9$ 'tpp~rently 9~po.Tate ~9a,m9 ",111 bo' foun<l, to form n. junotion 3.t depth forming, in the ~evem.l ln~t" ,noeli ~ing'le v'9~n~ r;T1uoli l:tTge:r thEMl HJlj" eootlQn Qutoropp1nll on thrl 'i!urf'lOe. t 1" , evidont, t\.l~o, that tbefl..lrth!Jl' n,wa.y from the oent1!ll' of' v()lo~nl0 a.otlvlty th$S8 Ve1tl1 wIll QI!) found of f:\ muoh mora .1H~rmf.l.n~nt cha.rr.toter d.u(~ to l~rJt! tra.nov~rB9 :raul t1ng n.n:l ino111entn,1 t1t!!I3Ul'lng. -: Thori 1$ no -;;lue~t1Qn ~~ to tha perelsttmoe t\n(1 oontlmllty of these veinal They hn.ve n~ .ren.(\y b t.llf en proven a.UI e1Cil3tlng on tlHl .. fl >.It " 'belyond 'the Northern (lxtr(lml ty of th6 property. .

Th ~ gn.ng;l.1t-J of the t'eln~ 1 ~ prlriQipnlly f,lu(-1,rta t'J;ml o ~>lci to ttn(t -nh-&r$ a(\j~.(lent to ~ the' rhyoll tic tlikes',; thi ~ 1 1~~"()UQ rook ha.~ ltltlC bt~OOm 1;) 11, pnrt of tOt; 'Vein r:ind ill hliJtl,\fily 1mpregmtted. w1th minernl. .Th~ mintJrr.l,liz~tiQn att th~ f1IurfnsQf3 ~hOllG ~1det'11Settnd 9paoulnrl te with ohrYlJooolla. ",.nd ooo~e1onr.;.11y. i n 9()me of th5 v$lnu, oon ·~idarnble oh~).loQPyrlto •

..o.RJ.:.t..1 ~opper b~ one Of th~! most aolut;,11'~ or t~H~t~1,18 lt a. reu.d,y oxldt\t1on "lnr.l leaohing doa ,~ not vrn.r:rnnt thEl e;qJl.H1t~\tlon of pnyt'kbl e ,' ~lU(Hl at or near the ~u.rfl\oa ,but In. the~e 'I1aln\1! ora or L~OOd. vO.luc r,7 tH~~ . ~her& the 11el1'\9

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ho,ve t"\len Ot1ened up even at Blu\llow d.optho, been fuun(l on the Gu.rtace o.nd dttNl1';'aI'd. No <levelopment c.n this pl'oper'ty hl\vlng been done the loo.tion of p~yabla ore .hoot,; of,~not y.at · be t&tlQ!t~otorl1y (ieter-mlned. but they are 0 \~rtf;\ln to ex1fJt a.nd probn.bly 1n oonolclern.ble extlnt.

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no va.lue to the ore in th1a' pr.operty oan heJ'~, ho t~lvfJn b4tOauae none hns b(n~Hl p~·o<luced but w1 tb ' tlHt OQbrltu. tl,nd otlHJr 1,roduolna' minoB in this d1stt'1ot 0.9 a. betal. } it w111· und¢ub~(9d.y b~ roun(l to be of !\ll averag-egooa srac).a in oopper 'w1,th;:mall value$ ill (Colt! (W(la 11 t tle silver. ' .

~QM~U§tQn. . . . ' :;:r l.,ve thl rJ Pl"Op~:rty .:.1. ~ mo~t worthy Qf' tho l)~t)ae9o,ry expend1 turl t.er . proper ellulpm~nt 1.i,n(l9r9tsm~t1d' (\uv0J.opmant. . As n, p:r(){lP~ot, It offers mOl~e tht~\n enO()llrrig~rnt'nl t to ,oo.pi to.l. to dfJvelop . 1tJ fil'Qifi ttl 1 v lr~lble ev 11:!enoe 1 t 1; n. mo~ t lnvl t1nf0 pr09pE)ot 0.0<1 ql.1(~ might Oontl~u:va.tlvol;l ~6.y 1 t of,fera a. oart,tlnty l~oth~l prof1 tablv-J tfJBul \1 'to tH'j de,·l'ged from 1t~ prOplttl tleveloprnent.

It~ (levslo.pmt~nt shoul.d be ul'\(l~~rtf\k\~non {1<~:rln1'. ,11nea. Del~th 9hOt~ld , tH:'! f,l.t ·tv .. l /H~d ~nd. the. grl:und. ~'t~ll fl,Kplo:e,\. A ~int~l(it 'lh!\ttwltb: oroosout . lev~lt9 frofrl ~fh1oh drifts ()ou~(j< b/~ run' on tIle 1~e ·~Grt\1V'~1n. frlternf')oted would 0$ tlH:3 lytO~t f~t!eotlv~~ ,9.nd i$conOrn1 00.1 pl~tn oJ;ojrH)ratlon.

" Deop ox1d,n.t1on is c0rtllt.1n yet p~y v~lueo ~~O'Ul(t\.ll1queGJt1(H:H);bly be fO\lnc1, at oompM-~;tlv ~~l!l sh~llow depth an(l the) Ott! would. oocur a$aulphl ~l$a fl.S \~t.ll ~a Qx1des ~n thn Bone e.bove the w~ter 1flV81. 9.9 haB been thOi'>1n to O~ the casein other prop~·:rt1$; 11'1 this '/101n1 ". .

I oannot mora b.·1<tfly nor more toralbly flXoPtess rny opinion ot ~ ~hls ~ p roperty tht.\'B 'fro , se.y "00 to 1 ttt. -

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aalom~. Ar1zCH1Ot. Mn.;rrJh l ,mt, 1917.

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