| Deposit ID | 10048278 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800401 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Polaris Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Parrot Group, Golden Eagle, Evans Point Gold Placers |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.30843, 33.13482 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1451 |
| Relative position | 6 MILES NORTH OF CLIFTON AT THE HEAD OF DORSEY GULCH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Greenlee(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mitchell Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Clifton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Clifton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Francisco(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Greenlee |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 003S | 029E | 25,36 | SE OF SE (25); NE OF NE (36) | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Kaolin | Gangue |
| Sulfur | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAY VALUES AVERAGED 3% CU, 4 TO 15 OZ AG |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Precambrian Granite Basement;Morenci Granite Porphyry | ||||||
| Rock description | Precambrian Granite Basement;Morenci Granite Porphyry | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Modoc Limestone;Morenci Shale;Longfellow Limestone |
| Rock description | Modoc Limestone;Morenci Shale;Longfellow Limestone |
| (1) | -109.30843, 33.13482 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Granite Mass Cut By W-E Trending Dikes Of Porphyry, Diorite, And Phonolite; Dikes Run At Acute And Right Angles To Vein System |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | N-Trending Quartzitic Fissure Veins With Well-Defined Contacts Between Granite And Sedimentary Rocks; Polaris Property Contains 10 Nearly Vertical Quartz And Porphyry-Filled Veins That Are Traceable On Surface |
| General form | CONTIGUOUS LENSE AND SHOOT DEPOSITS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N-E; GOLDEN EAGEL STRIKES N50E |
| Dip | 80NW |
| Thickness | 45.72M |
| Length | 1828.8M |
| Width | 30.48M |
| General form | CONTIGUOUS LENSE AND SHOOT DEPOSITS |
|---|---|
| Dip | 80NW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1890 |
| Discoverer | Small Groups, Later Forming Polaris Mining And Milling Co |
| Year of first production | 1911 |
| Year of last production | 1943 |
| District name | Copper Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Amax Inc. |
| First year | 1981 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 762M |
| Overall depth | 76.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800401 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040110058 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040110144 |
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA, UNDER POLARIS GROUP AND PARROT GROUP
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE, UNDER POLARIS MINING AND MILLING CO, VICTORY MINING CO
STEVENS, H.J., 1911, THE COPPER HANDBOOK, VOL. X, PAGE 1422, POLARIS MINING AND MILLING CO
BENNETT, K.C., 1975, GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE BRECCIAS IN THE MORENCI-METCALF DISTRICT, GREENLEE COUNTY, ARIZONA: M.S. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, 153P.
BLM DISTRICT SHEET 838
USGS PP 43, P. 363
USBM FILES; AMAX INC.
WEED, W.H., 1916, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. XII, PAGES 933-934, POLARIS MINING AND MILLING CO
MINING REPORTER V. LIII, NO. 16, (APRIL 19, 1906), REVIVAL OF GOLD MINING IN CLIFTON-MORENCI, AZ, DISTRICT
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | POLARIS PROPERTY LOCATED ON 3 VEINS (GOLDEN EAGLE, BLACK PRINCE, RUSSIAN BEAR/FAIRVIEW); PLACER DEPOSITS IN ALL DRAINAGES FROM PROPERTY; 60 PATENTED AND UNPATENTED CLAIMS TOTALLING 1100 ACRES PLUS 70-ACRE MILLSITE; VEINS AVERAGE 1 TO 5 FT WIDTH AND TEND TO INCREASE IN SIZE WITH DEPTH |
| Deposit | SEE ALSO: GOLDEN EAGLE PROSPECT; GOLDEN EAGLE SHAFT AND TUNNEL NOW CONSIDERED PART OF POLARIS MINE WORKINGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1981 | Calder, Susan R. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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