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Towne Mine

Past Producer in Mohave county in Arizona, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Sulfur-Pyrite, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10137903
MRDS ID M004169
MAS/MILS ID 0040150786
Record type Site
Current site name Towne Mine
Alternate or previous names Porter & Black Smoke, Sunlight
Related records 10027819

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -114.1905, 35.39112 (WGS84)
Elevation 1183
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mohave(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chloride(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Davis Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Sacramento Wash(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Mohave

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 023 N 018 W 10 NWSWSE Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Secondary
Gold Primary
Sulfur-Pyrite Tertiary
Lead Secondary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -114.1905, 35.39112
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Marjorie Van Martin

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MOHAVE CUSTOM MILL PROJ CARD FILE

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER, F.C.,USGS BULL 340,P64

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER,F.C.,USGS 397, P72-74

  • Deposit

    WILLIS,C., AZ.M.J.,AUG., 1920,P13

  • Deposit

    ELSING & HEINEMAN, AZ.B.M.#140,P95

  • Deposit

    DINGS,M., USGS 978-E,P147

  • Deposit

    MALACH,R., MOHAVE CO.MINES,1977,P31

  • Deposit

    EVAL.OF MIN.RES.OF HUALAPAI INDIANS,VOL.I,1964,P207-208

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-83 ADMR U.S. Bureau of Mines

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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