| Deposit ID | 10102564 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M004164 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Merrimac Mine |
| Related records | 10137365 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.22136, 35.4164 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1195 |
| Relative position | 1 MILE W OF CHLORIDE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mohave(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Chloride(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Davis Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Sacramento Wash(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado(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 | Mohave |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 023N | 018W | 05 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||
| Rock unit name | Ithaca Peak Granite | ||
| Rock description | Ithaca Peak Granite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -114.22136, 35.4164 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Prec Schistosity N30e, Lcret Veins, Fissures, Dikes Nw To Nnw Regionally |
| Strike | N 60 W |
|---|---|
| Dip | NE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1885 - 1917 |
| District name | Wallapai District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M004164 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040150632 |
DINGS, M.G., 1951 , THE WALLAPAI MINING DISTRICT, CERBAT MOUNTAINS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA; U.S.G.S. BULL. 978-E
SCHRADER, F.C., 1909 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE CERBAT RANGE, BLACK MOUNTAINS, AND GRAND WASH CLIFFS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA; U.S.G.S. BULL. 397
PRELIMINARY RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA, 1952 TO 1956 ; U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, RME - 158 , JUNE 1970 , P. 45
ELSING, M.J., 1936 , ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 140 , P. 95
ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 140 , P. 95
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1978 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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