| Deposit ID | 10102585 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M004598 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pyramid Mine |
| Related records | 10186278 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.56053, 35.23058 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 232 |
| Relative position | 2.2 MILES N OF DAVIS DAM, LAKE MOHAVE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mohave(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Davis Dam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Davis Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Havasu-Mohave Lakes(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Lake Mead National Recreation Area(National Recreation Area)
National Recreation Area NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Mohave |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 021N | 021W | 06 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -114.56053, 35.23058 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nw To Nnw Trending Normal Faulting |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Tert Flows Strike Nw, Dip 30-40 Ne, And Overlie Prec Granite And Gneiss |
| General form | STRINGERS, LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 65 E |
| Dip | 90 |
| Width | 10.67M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1862 |
| Year of last production | 1941 |
| District name | Union Pass District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 21.34M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M004598 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040150723 |
SCHRADER, F. C., 1909 , MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CERBAT RANGE, BLACK MOUNTAINS, AND THE GRAND WASH CLIFFS, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULL. 397 , P. 206
LAUSEN, C., 1931 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE OATMAN AND KATHERINE DISTRICTS, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 131 , P. 118
ADMR FILE DATA
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
USBM RI 6901, 1936, P. 51
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: EARLY 1860'S |
| Deposit | THOUGHT TO BE SAME VEIN AS KATHERINE MINE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1979 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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