| Deposit ID | 10048308 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M899872 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Burney Mines |
| Alternate or previous names | Birthday, Copper Rose, Lead Reef, Stove Lid |
| Related records | 10210721 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.79846, 32.55233 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1280 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 2 1/2 MILES WEST OF APACHE PEAK, ON BOTH SIDES OF CANADA DEL ORD, Group Of Tunnels. Used Center Of Group As Location |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pinal(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Oracle(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mammoth(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Santa Cruz(hydrologic unit)
Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Coronado National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pinal |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 010S | 015E | 22 | SE OF NE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Psilomelane | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Apache Group,Mescal Limestone;Dripping Springs Quartzite |
| Rock description | Apache Group,Mescal Limestone;Dripping Springs Quartzite |
| (1) | -110.79846, 32.55233 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | N To Nw Mogul Fault Is 1 Mile N With Prec Oracle Granite To N; 25 M.Y. Samaniego Granite Intrudes Precambrian Rocks 1 Mile S Of Mines |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Nw Trending Faults And Dikes; Ne Trending Faults With Minor Displacement |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1947 |
| Year of last production | 1967 |
| District name | Burney District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Burney, Robert |
| First year | 1973 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M899872 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040210208 |
WALLACE, R.M., 1955. STRUCTURE OF THE NORTHERN END OF THE SANTA CATALINA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA U.A. PHD THESIS, 45 P.
ADMR BIRTHDAY MINE FILE
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AT LEAST ONE 6 FT THICK VEIN |
| Deposit | NO INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO SEPARATE TUNNELS AVAILABLE OTHER THAN FOR BIRTHDAY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-82 | Gest, Don E. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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