| Deposit ID | 10046363 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241500 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Portmanteau Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Gold Hill Mine, Van Buskirk |
| Related records | 10113600 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.85822, 33.88924 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1311 |
| Relative position | ON THE SOUTHWEST SLOPE OF GOLD HILL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Maricopa(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Humboldt Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Theodore Roosevelt Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Verde(hydrologic unit)
Verde(hydrologic accounting unit)
Salt(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Maricopa |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 006N | 005E | 05 | E2 OF SE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -111.85822, 33.88924 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Small Granite Pod Surrounded By Acteres Shale, Siltstone. Ne Trending Tert Fractures In Area. Tert Basalts Cap Mesas Locally Large Out Crop Extent Of 1.2 By Caxe Creek Quartz Monzonite Begins 1 1/2 Miles S. Of Mine |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Granitic Intrusion Into Prec Sediments. Intrusive Outcrop Is 1/3 Mile In Length, E-W Elongated, And 1/6 Mile Wide. Mine Is At West End Of Intrusion |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1920 |
| Year of last production | 1937 |
| District name | Cave Creek District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | R. B. Van Buskirk (Nickolson Mining Co.) |
| First year | 1937 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mississippi Valley Trust Co. |
| First year | 1937 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 481.58M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241500 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040130481 |
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
USBM FILE DATA
DEWITT, ED, 1981, UNPUBLISHED MAPPING
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1982 | Roth, Frances A. (Gest, Don E.) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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