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Black Brush Prospect

Occurrence in Gila county in Arizona, United States with commodities Uranium, Copper, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10027324
MRDS ID M002873
Record type Site
Current site name Black Brush Prospect
Related records 10209641

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.91514, 33.9734 (WGS84)
Elevation 1475
Relative position WEST SIDE OF CHERRY CREEK CANYON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gila(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

McFadden Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Seneca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Salt(hydrologic unit)

Salt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Salt(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tonto National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Gila

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 006N 014E 04 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Marcasite Ore
Torbernite Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Just Above The Diabase The Dripping Spring Is Locally Converted To Hornfels

Analytical data

Result RADIOACTIVITY 0.75 TO 5.0 MR. PER HOUR

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.91514, 33.9734
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mineralization Localized At The Intersection Of Fractures In Black Facies Of Dripping Springs Quartzite.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sierra Ancha District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION RECORD

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 21.34M
    Overall width 10.67M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRANGER, H. C., RAUP, R. B., 1959 , URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE DRIPPING SPRING QUARTZITE, GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1046-P, P. 475 .

  • Deposit

    SCARBOROUGH,R.B.,1981,RADIOACTIVE OCCURRENCE AND URANIUM PRODUCTION IN ARIZONA,ABGMT REPORT FOR US DEPT. OF ENERGY, P180.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE BODY AVERAGES 1.5 FT THICK AND TRENDS NNE ALONG FRACTURES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JUN-1979 Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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