| Deposit ID | 10046284 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241179 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wooley Mine |
| Related records | 10186460 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.02458, 33.04509 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 872 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 4.8 MILES SOUTH EAST OF GRAYBACK MOUNTAIN; ABOUT 5 MILES SW OF KELVIN |
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 | 33 | N2 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | SELECTED SAMPLES FROM ADIT CONTAINED 0.017% |
|---|
| 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) | -111.02458, 33.04509 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Dikes And Fault Fissures Trend Both E-W And Nw In Area |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | E-W Trending Fissure Zone Through Mine: Main Zone N83e |
| Length | 609.6M |
|---|---|
| Width | 274.32M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1895 |
| Year of last production | 1956 |
| District name | Wooley District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Spargo, Tom |
| First year | 1956 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Wall, Leo |
| First year | 1958 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 91.44M |
| Overall depth | 152.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241179 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040210888 |
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
AZ DEPT MIN RESOURCES FILE DATA
USGS GQ 1206, 1975.
GRANGER & RAUP, 1962, USGS BULL 1147-A
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOW GRADE ORE IN VUGS AND PORES OF A STOCKWORK OF QUARTZ VEINLETS ; 3 VEINS 1/8-3 IN. WIDE ARE RADIOACTIVE |
| Deposit | RECORD # M000339 BY W. GERE HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THIS ONE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| 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 | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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