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Superstition Mine

Producer in Pinal county in Arizona, United States with commodities Gold, Copper, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046292
MRDS ID M241189
Record type Site
Current site name Superstition Mine
Alternate or previous names Palmer Mine
Related records 10283375

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.47043, 33.44841 (WGS84)
Elevation 777
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 1 8/10 MILES FROM THE FLATIRON, Group Of 3 Shafts. Estimated Central Point Was Used

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pinal(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Goldfield(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)

Federal lands

Tonto National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pinal

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 001N 009E 7 SW4 OF NW4 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ON THE SW EDGE OF THE SUPERSTITION MOUNTAINS. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Secondary
Silver Secondary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.47043, 33.44841
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Nw Trending Faults In Superstition Mountains, Ne Of Mine Area

Comments on the geologic information

  • NO DETAILED GEOLOGIC MAP OF MINE AREA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1900

Mining district

District name Goldfield District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Palmer, Ralph F.
    First year 1942

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT AT LEAST 215 FT DEEP. 6 FT CROSSCUT AND 40 FT OF DRIFTING IN 1942 2 OTHER SHAFTS ON QUADRANGLE MAP

Comments on development

  • OPERATORS INCLUDED SUPERSTITION SAGA MINING CO, RAY THOMPSON, J. W. THOMAS, J. T. CORN, SUPERSTITION CONSOLIDATED MINING CO, WHICH FILED 22 CLAIMS IN 1923

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

  • Deposit

    ADMR SUPERSTITION FILE

  • Deposit

    SHERIDAN, MICHAEL F., 1968. VOLCANIC GEOLOGY ALONG THE WESTERN PART OF THE APACHE TRAIL IN ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY SOUTHERN ARIZONA GUIDEBOOK III, P. 227-229.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-82 Gest, Don E. Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology

Beyond USGS

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