| Deposit ID | 10046290 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241187 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | American Flag Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Lovejoy, Bearcat |
| Related records | 10234731 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.73401, 32.57511 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1430 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 3/4 OF A MILE SW OF AMERICAN HILL, Utm Used For Two Adits In South Half Section 8. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pinal(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Campo Bonito(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mammoth(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower San Pedro(hydrologic unit)
San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Coronado National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pinal |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 010S | 016E | 8 | NE OF SW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase | ||
| |||
| (1) | Middle Proterozoic granitic rocks |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | 1 To 1 1/2 Miles N Of Wnw Trending Mogul Fault, Prec Diabase And Aplite In Nw Trending Dikes |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ne Trending Fault Mapped Through Mine Area |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1901 |
| Year of last production | 1961 |
| District name | Oracle District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Burnett, Ed |
| First year | 1958 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241187 |
USBM FILE DATA CLUSTER #481
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
USGS BULLETIN 1218, 1967
ADMR AMERICAN FLAG MINE FILE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SEE BEAR CAT GROUP, FOR CLAIMS WHICH PRODUCED MO, W AND V. THESE CLAIMS ARE THE SAME GROUP AS THE AMERICAN FLAG. HOWEVER THE CU-AG-PB PRODUCING MINE IS DIFFERENT FROM THE MO-W-V PRODUCER DESCRIBED SEPARATELY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-82 | Gest, Don E. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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