| Deposit ID | 10088882 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800172 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sultan Mine |
| Related records | 10186351 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.1477, 34.44754 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 829 |
| Relative position | 2.2 MILES NORTHEAST OF THORN PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Thorn Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Alamo Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Santa Maria(hydrologic unit)
Bill Williams(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yavapai |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 013N | 009W | 24 | SE OF SE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Hillside Mica Schist (Muscovite Schist) |
| Rock description | Hillside Mica Schist (Muscovite Schist) |
| (1) | -113.1477, 34.44754 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Minor Foliation In Schist Trends Ne; Igneous Rocks Massive |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Veins Often Are Low-Angle, Dipping Less Than 40 Degrees |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Length | 121.92M |
| Width | 97.54M |
| Depth to bottom | 121.92M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1950 |
| Discoverer | J.T. Bougine |
| Year of first production | 1930 |
| Year of last production | 1937 |
| District name | Crosby District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | E. V. Tracey, Dora Haynes |
| First year | 1937 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.035HA |
| Overall depth | 121.92M |
| Overall length | 121.92M |
| Overall width | 3.05M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800172 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040251816 |
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE DATA
AZ DEPT MIN RESOURCES FILE DATA - SULTAN MINE AND POCAHONTAS-TURN BEAUGH
USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEIN ALONG ANDESITE DIKE 20 FT IN WIDTH. VEIN CUT OFF BY DIORITE DIKE AT 400 FT. DEPTH |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1900'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1981 | Roth, Frances A. (Dewitt, Ed) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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