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Old Wasp Mine

Past Producer in Maricopa county in Arizona, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10062451
MRDS ID TC35916
Record type Site
Current site name Old Wasp Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.48599, 33.45869 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pinal(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Goldfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mesa(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Maricopa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 01N 008E 01 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.48599, 33.45869
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Old Wasp Mining Co.
    First year 1987

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: GRAVITY/AMALGAMATION RECOVERY PLANT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-92 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 11/08/2023
MSHA mine ID0203246
Mine name (MSHA)The Old Wasp Mine
Current operatorThe Old Wasp Mine
Current controller (parent)Clay Worst
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (337 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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