Heigh Power Claims

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048210
MRDS ID M800291
Record type Site
Current site name Heigh Power Claims
Related records 10113110

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.97542, 33.80785 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ON RIDGE BETWEEN CARR MOUNTAIN AND GRANTHAM PEAK., Placed In Center Of Ridge In Section 01

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gila(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Aztec Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Seneca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Salt(hydrologic unit)

Salt(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Gila

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 005N 013E 01 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • NORTH OF GLOBE. INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Uranium Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • RADIOACTIVITY: BACKGROUND 0.02 MR/HR, MAX 1.0 MR/HR

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Dripping Springs Quartzite-Upper Member
    Rock description Dripping Springs Quartzite-Upper Member

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.97542, 33.80785

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Strong Fault On North Side Of Claims

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sierra Ancha District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Tonto National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Clarence Via
    First year 1955
  • Type Owner
    Owner Brunson, William And Baker, Van
    First year 1955

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USAEC RME-156, 1970

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-82 Peterson, Jocelyn A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Arizona resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.