White Peak Silica

Past Producer in Maricopa county in Arizona, United States with commodity Silica
Sections on this page
  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 10161717
MRDS ID TC40013
MAS/MILS ID 0040130858
Record type Site
Current site name White Peak Silica

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -112.42104, 33.78676 (WGS84)
Elevation 512

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Maricopa(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hieroglyphic Mountains SW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Phoenix North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Phoenix(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Agua Fria(hydrologic unit)

Lower Gila-Agua Fria(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Maricopa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 005 N 002 W 12 E2 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -112.42104, 33.78676

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner M. Mevis
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1962
  • Type Operator
    Owner Robart, A.
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1965

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ADDITIONAL WORKINGS SEC 7W2,T5N,R1W

  • Deposit

    ADMR WHITE PK.SILICA MINE FILE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-1983 Admr U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Arizona resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.