| Deposit ID | 10037116 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M030474 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Elder Gulch Prospects |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.94513, 33.14037 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 3.5 MI SE OF RAY PIT; 2 MI W OF BUCKEYE MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pinal(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hot Tamale Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Globe(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Gila(hydrologic unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pinal |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 003S | 014E | 29 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Goethite | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Hemimorphite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Wulfenite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Tortilla Quartz Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock description | Tortilla Quartz Diorite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Horquilla Limestone |
| Rock description | Horquilla Limestone |
| (1) | Mississippian, Devonian, and Cambrian sedimentary rocks |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Veins Are Mineralized Faults & Fissures |
| Strike | W30W; N60-80E |
|---|---|
| Dip | STEEP |
| Dip | STEEP |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Dripping Springs District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M030474 |
CORNWALL ET AL, 1971, USGS MAP GQ-1021
RANSOME, 1923, USGS FOLIO 217
CORNWALL & KRIEGER, 1975, USGS MAP GQ-1188
ABM FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS REPORT WAS TAKEN FROM RECORD M030474 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENU M FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1983 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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