| Deposit ID | 10027534 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M003269 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buzzard Mine |
| Related records | 10210845 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.47769, 34.40866 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1905 |
| Relative position | 5 1/4 MILES SW OF GROOM CREEK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Groom Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bradshaw Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Hassayampa(hydrologic unit)
Lower Gila-Agua Fria(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Prescott National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yavapai |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 012N | 002W | 04 | NE OF SW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Meta-Basalt | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -112.47769, 34.40866 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation In Precambrian Rocks Trends N10w To N20w |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Dikes And Veins Parallel Foliation |
| Strike | N |
|---|---|
| Dip | E |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1919 |
| Year of last production | 1946 |
| District name | Hassayampa District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Winslow Bennet |
| First year | 1946 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 9.45M |
| Overall depth | 48.77M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M003269 |
LINDGREN, 1926, USGS BULL 782, P. 118
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE (DOS ORIS FILE)
U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 782 , P. 118
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1979 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1982 | Roth, Frances A. (Dewitt, Ed) | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
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