| Deposit ID | 10109878 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M899871 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rattler Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Troy, Troy-Manhattan, Troy-Arizona |
| Related records | 10186114 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.88597, 33.14203 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1143 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
| Relative position | 1 1/2 MILES NE OF TIGER MOUNTAIN, Center Of Group Of 4 Adits |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pinal(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hot Tamale Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Globe(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Gila(hydrologic unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle 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 | Pinal |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 003S | 014E | 26 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Rattler Granodiorite | ||||||
| Rock description | Rattler Granodiorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Mescal Limestone, Dripping Springs Quartzite, Troy Quartzite;Troy Quartzite |
| Rock description | Mescal Limestone, Dripping Springs Quartzite, Troy Quartzite;Troy Quartzite |
| (1) | -110.88597, 33.14203 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Strata Strike Ew, Dips. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Workings Adjacent To Ene Trending Fault, Rhyodacite Porphyry Dike Trends Ew |
| General form | TABULAR/IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1903 |
| Year of last production | 1945 |
| District name | Dripping Springs District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Inspiration Copper Co. |
| First year | 1965 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 609.6M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M899871 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040211003 |
USGS GQ 1021, 1971
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
ADMR TROY AND RATTLER MINE FILES
RANSOME, F.L. USGS GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF THE U.S., RAY FOLIO, 1923 MAP AND P22.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-82 | Gest, Don E. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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