| Deposit ID | 10046283 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241178 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Peg Leg Mine |
| Related records | 10259581 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.06487, 33.04676 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 908 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 2.8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GRAY BACK MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pinal(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Grayback(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mesa(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 | 004S | 013E | 31 | N2 OF N2 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Ruin Granite | ||||||
| Rock description | Ruin Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -111.06487, 33.04676 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Dikes And Fissures Trend Both E-W And Nw In Area. Paleocene Tea Cup Granodiorite Has N-S Contact With Ruin Granite 100 Meters W Of Mine |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | E-W Trending Fissure Zone Through Mine |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1937 |
| Year of last production | 1948 |
| District name | Wooley District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fishback, Martin |
| First year | 1948 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241178 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040210953 |
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
AZ DEPT MIN RESOURCES FILE DATA
USGS GQ 1206, 1975
| 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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