| Deposit ID | 10109881 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M899879 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mendosa Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Lucky Strike |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.98486, 33.1012 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 610 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 0.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF POINT WHERE MINERAL CREEK ENTERS GILA RIVER, Utm Measured To Shaft In Assumed Area Of Mine, According To Usbm Mils |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pinal(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kearny(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pinal |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 004S | 013E | 11 | N2 OF E2 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Ruin Granite | ||||||
| Rock description | Ruin Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -110.98486, 33.1012 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Etert Rhyolitic Intrusives In Area |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1934 |
| Year of last production | 1940 |
| District name | Riverside District |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Joe Mendoza |
| First year | 1940 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M899879 |
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-82 | Roth, Frances A. (Gest, Don E.) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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