| Deposit ID | 10048163 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800214 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dixie Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Rincon Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.75047, 34.17838 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1219 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 2.7 MILES SOUTH OF YARNELL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Congress(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bradshaw Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Hassayampa(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 | 010N | 005W | 26 | NE OF NW OF NW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -112.75047, 34.17838 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation In Precambrian Metamorphic Rocks Trends N10e To N25e; Granitic Rocks Unfoliated |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Veins Parallel Mafic Dikes Which Trend Northeast And Dip At Low Angles, Usually Less Than 40 Degree. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N35E TO N45E |
| Dip | 22NW |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Length | 914.4M |
| Width | 304.8M |
| Depth to bottom | 304.8M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Year of first production | 1906 |
| Year of last production | 1936 |
| District name | Rich Hill District |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.053HA |
| Length | 1463.04M |
| Overall length | 121.92M |
| Overall width | 4.57M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800214 |
ABM BULL 137, P. 68
USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
AZ DEPT MIN. RESOURCES FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DIORITE AND PORPHYRY DIKES PARALLEL THE QUARTZ VEIN. DIORITE DIKES APPEAR TO BE MINERALIZED. AVERAGE VEIN THICKNESS AT THE SURFACE IS ONE FOOT. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880'S |
| Deposit | NEW YORK GROUP OF CLAIMS, WELCOME GROUP, AND DIXIE GROUP FORM THE THREE SIDES OF A TRIANGLE. PRODUCTION DATA FROM ALL THREE MAY HAVE BEEN COMBINED UNDER THE RINCON HEADING. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1981 | Roth, Frances A. (Dewitt, Ed) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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