| Deposit ID | 10027800 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M004144 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rainbow Mine |
| Related records | 10137297 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.15608, 35.41335 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1731 |
| Relative position | 2.5 MILES E OF CHLORIDE , ABOUT 1.5 MILES NW OF CHERUM PEAK. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mohave(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chloride(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Davis Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Sacramento Wash(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Mohave |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 023N | 018W | 01 | CENTER OF N2 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Ithaca Peak Granite |
| Rock description | Ithaca Peak Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -114.15608, 35.41335 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Prec Schistosity N30e, Lcret Veins, Fissures, Dikes Nw To Nnw Regionally |
| Strike | N 30 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 90 |
| Width | 0.91M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1883 |
| Discoverer | Erin Sherman |
| Year of first production | 1883 |
| Year of last production | 1941 |
| Production years | 1901 - 1948 |
| District name | Wallapai District |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 914.4M |
| Overall depth | 137.16M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M004144 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040150726 |
DINGS, M.G., 1951, THE WALLAPAI MINING DISTRICT, CERBAT MOUNTAINS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULL. 978-E.
SCHRADER, F C., 1909, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE CERBAT RANGE, BLACK MOUNTAINS, AND GRAND WASH CLIFFS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULL. 397.
PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA, 1952 TO 1956: U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, RME-158, JUNE 1970, P. 44.
MALACH, 1977, MOHAVE COUNTY MINES, P. 28.
WEED, 1920, MINES HANDBOOK, VOL XIV, P. 258, 260.
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.
CIMRI
U.S.G.S. BULL 978-E, 397
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 3 MAIN ORE SHOOTS (NORTH, WINDSAIL, AND SOUTH) IN VEIN. MAIN VEIN IS INTERSECTED BY SMALLER VEINS FORMING AN ACUTE ANGLE WITH MAIN VEIN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1978 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 22-MAY-1995 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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