| Deposit ID | 10027624 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M003569 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Boston-Arizona Mine |
| Related records | 10283438 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.61269, 34.52311 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1646 |
| Relative position | 5 MILES E OF SKULL VALLEY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Iron Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Santa Maria(hydrologic unit)
Bill Williams(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado(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 | 013N | 003W | 07 | NW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Ferrimolybdite | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Jarosite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite |
| (1) | -112.61269, 34.52311 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation In Proterozoic Metamorphic Rocks Trends N10e To N50w |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Vein And Associated Dike, Cross-Cut Foliation And Trend N30w To N50w |
| General form | LENS, TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 15.24M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1937 |
| Year of last production | 1952 |
| District name | Copper Basin District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mcfarland And Hullinger |
| Home office | Tooele, Ut. |
| First year | 1976 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Martha Weston |
| First year | 1952 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M003569 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040250339 |
JOHNSON, W.P., 1955, UNPUB PHD THESIS, UNIV OF UTAH
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
CHRISTMAN, JERRY, 1978, UNPUB MS THESIS, UNIV OF ARIZ
U.S.B.M. CARD FILE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BRECCIA PIPE |
| 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 |
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