Davis Dunkirk

Producer in Yavapai county in Arizona, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver
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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10161855
MRDS ID M800334
MAS/MILS ID 0040250633
Record type Site
Current site name Davis Dunkirk
Alternate or previous names Patented Claims M S 1691, 1690,2420, Van Hook, Murphy, Poverty, Davis, Castle Copper Co
Related records 10088892

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -112.44104, 34.41645 (WGS84)
Elevation 1981
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yavapai(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Groom Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bradshaw Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hassayampa(hydrologic unit)

Lower Gila-Agua Fria(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Prescott National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Yavapai

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 012 N 002 W 03 NENE Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -112.44104, 34.41645

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner R. C Land Co
    ID 202073
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SEC 2

  • Deposit

    USGS GROOM CREEK QUAD

  • Deposit

    BLM MINING DISTRICT SHEET 241

  • Deposit

    YAVAPAI MAGAZINE JULY 1918 P 6 SHARLOT HALL MUSEUM PRESCOTT

  • Deposit

    WEED W H THE MINES HANDBOOK VOL 13 1918 P 512

  • Deposit

    LINDGREN W ORE DEPOSITS OF THE JEROME AND BRADSHAW MTN QUADS

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL 782 1926 P 119

  • Deposit

    ADMR DAVIS-DUNKIRK MINES FILE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-FEB-84 ADMR U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 11/16/1983
MSHA mine ID0202073
Mine name (MSHA)Davis Dunkirk
Current operatorEnterprise Company
Current controller (parent)Gould Orval
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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External references

Authoritative Arizona resources

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