| Deposit ID | 10027625 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M003571 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | U.S. Navy Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | U.S. Mine |
| Related records | 10137538 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.60742, 34.49505 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1640 |
| Relative position | 4 1/2 MILES SE OF SKULL VALLEY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Wilhoit(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bradshaw Mountains(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 | 19,18,20,17 | N2 (19); SE OF SE (18); N2 OF NW (20); S2 OF S2 (17) | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Ferrimolybdite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Jarosite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -112.60742, 34.49505 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation In Proterozoic Rocks Trends N10e To N20e |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Vein, And Associated Dike, Cross-Cut Foliation And Trend N75e |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N80E |
| Dip | 30-45SE |
| Depth to bottom | 121.92M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1912 |
| Year of last production | 1967 |
| District name | Copper Basin District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Vernard Jordon, Joe Pierce |
| First year | 1966 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | T. W. Alexander, Ida L. Hobbs |
| First year | 1960 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 487.68M |
| Overall depth | 167.64M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M003571 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040251526 |
JOHNSTON, W.P., 1955, PHD THESIS, UNIV. OF UTAH
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
CHRISTMAN, TERRY, 1978, MS THESIS, UNIV OF ARIZONA
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA
U.S.B.M. CARD FILE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BRECCIA PIPE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1979 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1982 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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