| Deposit ID | 10046276 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241168 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Old Jonah Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Gold Nugget |
| Related records | 10259550 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.79877, 32.71427 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 549 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WHITE HORSE PASS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pinal(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Silver Reef 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
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pinal |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 008S | 005E | 24 | SE OF SW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Rock unit name | Oracle Granite Of Peterson |
| Rock description | Oracle Granite Of Peterson |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -111.79877, 32.71427 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | E-W Fractures, With Minor Nw Striking Faults, Ew Fault 1/4 Mile South Of Mine |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | E-W Fracture Zone And, Contact Nw Fault Directly E Of Mine, Up Thrown Side Is To Ne. Oracle Granite On North Side Of Contact, North Of Mine |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1895 |
| Discoverer | Loss Bros. |
| Year of first production | 1935 |
| Year of last production | 1939 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 152.4M |
| Overall depth | 21.34M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241168 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040210918 |
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
ADMR FILE DATA
USGS MF-934, 1978
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CONTACT BETWEEIN GRANITE AND ANDESITE |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1890'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Roth, Frances A. (Gest, Don E.) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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