| Deposit ID | 10039942 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M051147 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Old Eagle Mine |
| Related records | 10186718 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.07902, 32.59177 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pinal(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tortolita Mountains(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Casa Grande(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Santa Cruz(hydrologic unit)
Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pinal |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 010S | 012E | 02 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Cerussite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAY OF DRILL CORE SOUTH OF THE VEIN YIELDED .06 AG THE AVERAGE FOR THE VEIN IS .5 OZ AU AND 1 TO 4 OZ AG. HIGH GRADE ASSAYS OF 15.8 OZ AU AND 104 OZ AG WERE DOCUMENTED BY MR. EWING. BULK ASSAYS OF DUMPS FROM THE OLD WORKINGS GAVE .1 TO 1.8 OZ AU, .1 TO 12.7 OZ AG, AND TRACE TO 3.5% LEAD. GREATER THAN 90% RECOVERY WITH CYANIDE AND RESIN. XRAY OF DARK ORE GAVE CERRUSITE, GALENA, AND ARGENTITE PEAKS. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase |
| Rock unit name | Oracle Quartz Monzonite |
| Rock description | Oracle Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -111.07902, 32.59177 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 80 E |
| Dip | 70 - 90 S |
| Thickness | 1.2M |
| Length | 154M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Owl Head District |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M051147 |
INFO FROM WILLIAM EWING, PRESIDENT OF THE ARIZONA WESTERN MINING CO
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY WILLIAM EWING PRESIDENT OF ARIZONA WESTERN MINING CO. ARIZONA WESTERN IS ACTIVELY MINING SILVER - GOLD ORE FROM THE NEW SHAFT. THE CLAIM IS STAKE LEASE 3707 . ASSAYS OF DRILL CORE SOUTH OF THE VEIN YIELDED 0.06 SILVER. THE AVERAGE FOR THE VEIN IS 0.5 OZ GOLD & 1 - 4 OZ. SILVER; HIGH GRADE ASSAYS OF 15.8 OZ. GOLD AND 104 OZ SILVER WERE DOCUMENTED BY MR. EWING. BULK ASSAYS OF DUMPS FROM THE OLD WORKINGS GAVE 0.1 - 1.8 OZ GOLD, 0.1 - 12.7 OZ SILVER, AND TR - 3.5 % LEAD. DARK QUARTZ GIVES THE BEST ASSAYS, REPORTEDLY AS TELLURIDES. WHIFFLE TABLE NOT EFFICIENT IN RECOVERY BUT MR EWING REPORTS GREATER THAN 90% RECOVERY WITH CYANIDE AND RESIN. XRAY OF DARK ORE GAVE CERRUSITE, GALENA, AND ARGENTITE PEAKS. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1976 | Briskey, Joseph A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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