| Deposit ID | 10088874 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800057 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Union Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Union Group, Union & Eagle Claim |
| Related records | 10210377 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.34852, 34.21505 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1887 |
| Relative position | 0.7 MILES NORTHWEST OF CROWN KING, ARIZONA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Crown King(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 | 010N | 001W | 15 | N2 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| Rock unit name | Crown King Granodiorite (Informal Name);Rhyolite Dikes | ||
| Rock description | Crown King Granodiorite (Informal Name);Rhyolite Dikes | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -112.34852, 34.21505 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Veins Trend N 20 E. Parallel To Foliation In Precambrian Metamorphic Rocks |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Veins Trend N 20 E |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 20 E |
| Dip | 70 W AVERAGE |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1925 |
| Year of first production | 1916 |
| Year of last production | 1940 |
| District name | Tiger District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gemmell And Saylors |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Louis Schrade |
| First year | 1942 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800057 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040251531 |
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 782, P. 164-165
ABGMT - USBM FILE DATA
DEWITT, ED, 1976, UNPUB M.S. THESIS UNIV. OF ARIZ, 150 PGS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | NO PUBLISHED DATA ON UNION & EAGLE CLAIM. VEIN SYSTEM IS PROBABLY SOUTHERN CONTINUATION OF CROWN KING VEIN AT CROWN KING MINE, 0.75 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1981 | Dewitt, Ed H. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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