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Hassayampa Placers

Producer in Maricopa county in Arizona, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109004
MRDS ID M001896
Record type Site
Current site name Hassayampa Placers

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.65519, 33.88117 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 16 MILES FROM HOT SPRING, Utm's At Point Just Below The Mouth Of San Domingo Wash.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Maricopa(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wickenburg(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Phoenix North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Phoenix(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hassayampa(hydrologic unit)

Lower Gila-Agua Fria(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Maricopa
United States Arizona Yavapai

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 006N 004W 3,10 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • TOWNSHIP & RANGE GIVEN IS AT N END OF PLACER ACTIVITY ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • BEDROCK DOWN 50-70 FT AT MOUTH OF SAN DOMINGO WASH

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Vulture District

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Hassayampa Gold Placer Co.
    First year 1926

Comments on the production information

  • AVERAGE AU CONTENT 53 CENTS PER CUBIC YARD. PRODUCED $842 GOLD FROM 1934-1949

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ARIZ. B. M. BULL. 142, P.67

  • Deposit

    ARIZ. B. M. BULL. 132, P. 59

  • Deposit

    ABGMT BULL 168

  • Deposit

    ARIZ MINING JOUR, V. 10, NO. 12, 1926, P. 41.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-72 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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