| Deposit ID | 10048062 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800032 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Pero Bonito Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mountain Chief Mine, Pero Bonito Mine |
| Related records | 10259404 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.30852, 34.05423 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 991 |
| Relative position | 9.0 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF BLACK CANYON, ARIZONA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Columbia(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 | 008N | 001W | 12 | NE OF NE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Rock unit name | Crazy Basin Quartz Monzonite;Rhyolite Prophyry Dikes |
| Rock description | Crazy Basin Quartz Monzonite;Rhyolite Prophyry Dikes |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -112.30852, 34.05423 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation In Precambrian Xenoliths (Quartz-Mica Schist) Trends N40-50 E |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Veins Parallel Rhyolite Porphyry Dikes And Foliation In Precambrian Xenoliths |
| General form | TABULAR LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N50E |
| Dip | 72 |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Length | 548.64M |
| Width | 152.4M |
| Depth to bottom | 225.55M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| Year of first production | 1910 |
| Year of last production | 1927 |
| District name | Humbug District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | E. Childers |
| First year | 1927 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.066HA |
| Length | 445.01M |
| Overall depth | 106.68M |
| Overall length | 228.6M |
| Overall width | 3.05M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800032 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040251003 |
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
USGS BULL 782, P. 178-179
ABM BULL 140 P. 60-61
ABGMT- USBM FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EL PERO BONITO IS CLAIM (PATENTED) WITHIN THE MOUNTAIN CHIEF CLAIM GROUP OF 8 CLAIMS. OTHER CLAIMS IN THE GROUP INCLUDE THE GOLCONDA AND GOLDEN CENTRAL |
| Deposit | MOUNTAIN CHIEF CLAIM GROUP CONTAINS MTN CHIEF, GOLCONDA, AND GOLDEN CENTRAL CLAIM GROUPS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: LATE 1800'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1981 | Dewitt, Ed H. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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