| Deposit ID | 10048254 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800371 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pacific Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Sunnyside Group, Sunnside |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.37685, 34.13173 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1433 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.6 MILES EAST OF SILVER MOUNTAIN (FROM SILVER 6144) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Minnehaha(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)
Federal lands
Prescott National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yavapai |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 009N | 001W | 09,08 | W2 OF SW (09); E2 OF SE (08) | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Amphibolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -112.37685, 34.13173 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation In Proterozoic Metamorphic Rocks Trends N30e |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Veins In Deposit Parallel Foliation In Precambrian Rocks |
| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N30E |
| Dip | STEEP |
| Thickness | 7.62M |
| Length | 914.4M |
| Width | 152.4M |
| Depth to bottom | 152.4M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1910 |
| Year of last production | 1911 |
| District name | Silver Mountain District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pacific Copper Mining Co |
| First year | 1914 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | E. J. Mitchell |
| First year | 1915 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 457.2M |
| Overall depth | 152.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800371 |
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
AZ DEPT MIN RESOURCES FILE DATA
USGS BULL 782, P. 178
YAVAPAI MAGAZINE VOL. VI #6, P 12
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN IN PRECAMBRIAN METAMORPHIC ROCKS |
| Deposit | LINDGREN (USGS BULL 782, P. 178) THOUGHT PACIFIC MINE MIGHT HAVE BEEN PYRITE IMPREGNATION IN SCHIST, OR PRECAMBRIAN MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSIT. HIGH AU & AG VAULES PROBABLY INDICATED IT TO BE A VEIN DEPOSIT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1981 | Laraba, Peter (Dewitt, Ed) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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