| Deposit ID | 10046279 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241172 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Christmas Gift Mine |
| Related records | 10113265 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.04905, 32.60788 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 579 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 8.5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LITTLE TABLE TOP MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pinal(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kohatk(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gila Bend(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ajo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Santa Rosa Wash(hydrologic unit)
Santa Cruz(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 | 009S | 003E | 34 | NW OF NW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Lead | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Escabrosa Limestone;Martin Limestone |
| Rock description | Escabrosa Limestone;Martin Limestone |
| (1) | Cretaceous to Late Jurassic sedimentary rocks with minor volcanic rocks |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | E-W Trending Fault Exposed West Of Mine |
| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N70 TO 80W |
| Dip | SOUTH |
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Length | 18.29M |
| Width | 9.14M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1883 |
| Discoverer | Burnham And Chilson |
| Year of first production | 1883 |
| Year of last production | 1885 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241172 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040210233 |
ADMR FILE DATA
BLM DISTRICT SHEET 552
TENNEY, J.B., ECONOMIC GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE OF CASA GRANDE MINING DISTRICT, AZ BUREAU OF MINES, 1934 P.11-12
TENNEY, JAMES, HISTORY OF MINING IN ARIZONA, 1927-29, P 336
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | REPLACEMENT IN LIMESTONE AT OR NEAR CONTACTS WITH DIORITE PORPHYRY DIKES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1982 | Roth, Frances A. (Gest, Don E.) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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