| Deposit ID | 10027194 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M002434 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Amelia Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Gallo, Revelation |
| Related records | 10283052 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.58523, 33.12924 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 305 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1500 FT SW OF BLAINE MINE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Paz(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hidden Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Trigo Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salton Sea(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Imperial Reservoir(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management AZ)
Bureau of Land Management AZ BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | La Paz |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 03S | 023W | 25,36 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Strontium | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Ore |
| Cerussite | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Celestite | Gangue |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 1% PB AND 5 TO 12% AG PER TON. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | -114.58523, 33.12924 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Normal Faulting. Several Directions Of Rather Extensive Fracturing Has Occurred. Differential Erosion Acting Along These Fractures Has Carved Out Numerous Caves, Niches, And Windows. |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL, STRINGERS |
|---|---|
| Strike | S35E |
| Dip | 60E |
| Width | 1.22M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 30.48M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Silver District |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 60.96M |
| Overall depth | 18.29M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M002434 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040270068 |
PARKER, F.Z.; 1966; THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SILVER DISTRICT TRIGO MOUNTAINS YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: MASTER THESIS SAN DIEGO STATE COLLEGE.
WILSON, E.D.; 1933; GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 134, P. 59 & 60.
PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
A.B.M. BULLETIN 134, P. 59
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A FEW HUNDRED FEET WEST OF THE PRINCIPAL WORKINGS, A SIMILAR VEIN OCCURS WITHIN A FRACTURE ZONE THAT STRIKES NORTHWEST AND DIPS 50 DEG NE. IT HAS BEEN PROSPECTED BY A SHORT TUNNEL. THIS VEIN IS MORE EXTENSIVELY IRON STAINED THAN THE OTHER VEIN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1979 | Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1993 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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