| Deposit ID | 10048307 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M899870 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buckeye Mine Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Climax, Troy Property, Troy-Arizona |
| Related records | 10259282 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.9118, 33.13731 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1097 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | ONE HALF MILE NW OF TIGER MOUNTAIN, Group Consist Of Interconnected Tunnels And Claims, Including In Sw 1/4, Section28 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pinal(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hot Tamale Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Globe(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Gila(hydrologic unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management AZ)
Bureau of Land Management AZ BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pinal |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 003S | 014E | 27 | SW OF NW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Rattler Granodiorite | ||||||
| Rock description | Rattler Granodiorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase |
| Rock unit name | Mescal Limestone;Troy Quartzite |
| Rock description | Mescal Limestone;Troy Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -110.9118, 33.13731 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Granodiorite Intrusives Surround Mine, With Large Body 1/4 Mile Ne Of Mine |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ns Trending Fault W Of Mine (Gq-1021) |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1903 |
| Year of last production | 1951 |
| District name | Dripping Springs District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 152.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M899870 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040210203 |
USGS GQ 1021, 1971
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
ADMR TROY AND RATTLER FILES
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
RANSOME, F.L. 1923 USGS GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF THE U.S. RAY FOLIO, MAP AND P.22.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-82 | Gest, Don E. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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