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Geronimo Strike Mine

Occurrence in Pinal county in Arizona, United States with commodities Silver, Copper, Lead, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039967
MRDS ID M051185
Record type Site
Current site name Geronimo Strike Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.06458, 32.60149 (WGS84)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pinal

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 009S 012E 36 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Other: Qtz Chl, Carb An?

Analytical data

Result HIGHEST ASSAY RAN 44 OZ AG AND .6% CU

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Rock unit name Oracle Granite
    Rock description Oracle Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.06458, 32.60149
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 60 - 85 E
    Dip 50 - 65 SE
    Length 609.6M
    Width 152.4M

Comments on the geologic information

  • HEAVY TO MODERATE QUARTZ VEINING, 1 TO 4 CM THICK, APPROX. 16 CM SPACING; VUGGY AND SPARCE CARBONATE MOLDS FILLED WITH GOSSAN.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Owl Head District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • ABOUT 75 PITS, 7 SHALLOW SHAFTS

Comments on development

  • EXTENT OF ACTIVITY SUGGESTS THAT SHOWS WERE PROMISING.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    N.G. BANKS, FIELD EXAM

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1976 Banks, Norman G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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