| Deposit ID | 10109783 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241210 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Radium Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mercer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.80152, 33.47702 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1128 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF RAMBOZ PEAK, Location Based On Position Of New Translation Claim |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gila(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Globe(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Globe(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Salt(hydrologic unit)
Salt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Salt(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Tonto National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Gila |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 002N | 015E | 35 | N2 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock |
| (1) | -110.80152, 33.47702 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne Trending Faults And Isolated Remnants Of Pioneer Formation Orientation Of Predominately Nw With 20-40 Sw Dip |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Two Parallel Faults, Ene, One Near Bottom Of Canyon One Further Ne. E Of Mine, There Is A Non-Mineralized Fault With Nw Strike |
| Length | 6437.2M |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1907 |
| Year of last production | 1933 |
| District name | Globe Hills District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. H. Mercer, 1933 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241210 |
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
BLM DISTRICT SHEET 165
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IN FAULTED DIABASE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-82 | Roth, Frances A. (Gest, Don E.) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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