| Deposit ID | 10048044 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800008 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Huron Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Old Huron Mine, Huron-Victor-Swindler-Montezuma Prospects, Huron-Montezuma |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.25991, 34.47366 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1426 |
| Relative position | 2.5 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HUMBOLDT, ARIZONA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Poland Junction(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bradshaw Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Agua Fria(hydrologic unit)
Lower Gila-Agua Fria(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yavapai |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 013N | 001E | 28 | SE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Andalusite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Rock unit name | Iron King Volcanics |
| Rock description | Iron King Volcanics |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Rock unit name | Iron King Volcanics |
| Rock description | Iron King Volcanics |
| (1) | -112.25991, 34.47366 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation Trends N 15 E |
| General form | LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 15 E |
| Dip | 75 NW |
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| Length | 45.72M |
| Depth to bottom | 30.48M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1923 |
| District name | Big Bug District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Huron Copper Co. |
| First year | 1923 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800008 |
WEBB, 1978, POLAND JUNCTION AREA MASSIVE SULFIDE OCCURRENCES, M.S. THESIS, U. OF AZ. 110 PGS.
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
USBM FED. MINE MAP REPOSITORY REEL 4046-150
SITE VISIT BY CIMRI STAFF
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PRODUCTION DATA UNSURE; MAY HAVE COME FROM MOUNTAIN CHIEF MINE 1 MILE SOUTHWEST IN SECTION 32 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1981 | Dewitt, Ed H. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1991 | Cimri Staff | U.S. Geological Survey |
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