| Deposit ID | 10027163 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M002325 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Prince Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Addie Prospect, Nottbusch |
| Related records | 10234836 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.78799, 33.07785 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 293 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 2 MI. NE OF NEVERSWEAT RIDGE., Lat/Long From Usgs Pp 1200-Az. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yuma(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Neversweat Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Little Horn Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Phoenix(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Gila(hydrologic unit)
Lower Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
FWS(Federal land areas administered by FWS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yuma |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 004S | 015W | 15 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Barite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | -113.78799, 33.07785 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Faulting |
| General form | LENSOID |
|---|---|
| Dip | 45 W |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Neversweat District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M002325 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040270367 |
WILSON, E. D., 1933, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY ARIZONA: A.B.M. BULLETIN 134 , P. 128 .
ELEVATORSKI, E.A., 1971, ARIZONA FLUORSPAR, ARIZONA DMR, USBM RI 5651, P. 19-24.
VAN ALSTINE, R.E., AND MOORE, R.T., 1969, FLUORSPAR, IN ABM BULLETIN 180, USGS BULLETIN 871, P. 354.
PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERAL CARD FILES.
PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
CIMRI
A.B.M. BULLETIN 134 , P. 128 .
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IRREGULAR BUNCHES OF ARGENTIFEROUS GALENA OCCUR WITH BARITE, MINOR FLUORITE AND SILVER AND COPPER MINERALIZATION IN LENSING VEINS IN BRECCIATED FAULT ZONES IN SCHIST. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-72 | Gere, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-79 | Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-90 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-91 | Carbonaro, Marguerite M. (Orris, Greta J.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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