| Deposit ID | 10109885 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M899900 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wedge Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Wedge Lead |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.23848, 33.16537 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 732 |
| Relative position | .5 MILES S-SW OF MINERAL MOUNTAIN (ELV. 3351) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pinal(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mineral Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mesa(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 | 011E | 17 | CENTER OF SW OF SE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Pinal Schist | ||||
| Rock description | Pinal Schist | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -111.23848, 33.16537 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Tertiary Intrusives Around Mineral Mountain Area |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N25W |
| Dip | 70W |
| Width | 3.66M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1941 |
| Year of last production | 1949 |
| District name | Mineral Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | L. Greenhaw 42), Lewis Rahn , Tenney And Better |
| First year | 1943 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | L. Greenhaw |
| First year | 1943 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M899900 |
USBM-ABGMT PRODUCTION FILE DATA
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES-WEDGE #2 FILE
USBM-FILE DATA CLUSTER #966
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 3 MAJOR VEINS PRESENT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Laraba, Peter (Gest, Don E.) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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