| Deposit ID | 10186422 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M004538 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0040150143 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Frisco |
| Alternate or previous names | Equator Prospect, Tragedy Group, Tragedy Claims |
| Related records | 10027930 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.41661, 35.21172 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 921 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mohave(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Union Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Davis Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Havasu-Mohave Lakes(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Mohave |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 021 N | 020 W | 16 | NE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Silver | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -114.41661, 35.21172 |
|---|
| Strike | N55E | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 12S | ||||||||||||||
| Width | 18M | ||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 300M | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1894 |
| Year of first production | 1894 |
| District name | Union Pass |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Frisco Land And Mining Co. |
| ID | 0202172 |
| Home office | Nevada |
| Year | 1987 |
| Year | 1916 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1894-1916 | ||||||||||||||
| Description | 1894-1916 44000 St Ore At $14/St Au | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040150143 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M004538 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0202172 |
NIEMUTH, N.J. ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986. AZ
DEP. MINES AND MINER. RESOUR., REP. D-29(87), 1987, 46 PP.
USGS KINGMAN MAP
USGS 7 1/2 UNION PASS MAP
SCHRADER,F.C.,USGS BULL.397,P203(MAP),211
ADMR MOHAVE CARD FILE
MOHAVE CUSTOM MILL PROJ.CARD FILE
ADMR FRISCO MINE-NINE FILE
NEED,W.H.,THE MINES HANDBOOK VOL.XVI(1925)P310
WILSON,E.D.,AZBM BULL.137,P107
LAUSEN,C.,AZBM BULL.131,P121-123
ARIZONA MINING JOURNAL VOL.VI,NO.14,12-15-22,P20
GARDNER,E.D.,USBM I.C.6901,P8(MAP),47
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 11-SEP-91 | ADMR | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 12/03/1986 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0202172 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Frisco Mine |
| Current operator | Frisco Land & Mining Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Bonelli B P |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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