| Deposit ID | 10102449 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M002324 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Oakland Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Davis Prospect |
| Related records | 10186160 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.68938, 33.36563 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 594 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 5 MILES EAST OF SHEEP TANK MINE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yuma(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cementosa Wash(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Little Horn Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Phoenix(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Gila(hydrologic unit)
Lower Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower 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 | Yuma |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 001S | 014W | 10;03 | SE (10) | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | IN 1932, AN ASSAY SHOWED THE FIRST TWENTY FEET OF DEPTH ASSAYED SEVERAL DOLLARS IN GOLD PER TON, BUT THE LOWER PORTION OF THE SHAFT RAN LESS THAN $2 PER TON. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -113.68938, 33.36563 |
|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR/IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N55W |
| Dip | 50N |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Sheep Tanks District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rea Gold Corp. |
| Home office | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| First year | 1986 |
| Year | 1950 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1949-1950 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^12.5 Oz Au/Ton, 3.7 Oz Ag/Ton | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 122000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M002324 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040270308 |
WILSON, E.D., 1933, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 134, P. 140.
KEITH, S.B., 1978, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 192, P. 174.
NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.
CIMRI
KEITH, S.B., 1978
NIEMUTH, 1987.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1979 | Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1993 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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