| Deposit ID | 10210213 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M003317 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0040130889 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Vulture Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Vulture Placer |
| Related records | 10027543 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.83575, 33.82146 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 610 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Maricopa(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Vulture Mine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Phoenix North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Phoenix(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
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 | Maricopa |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 006 N | 006 W | 25 | NWSESE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -112.83575, 33.82146 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Palmer, H. R. |
| Year | 1980 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040130889 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M003317 | MAS references MRDS |
AZ BUREAU OF MINES, 1932, BULL 168.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 09-MAR-1988 | Sbh | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Intermittent since 07/23/2025 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0203344 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Vulture Mine |
| Current operator | Vulture Peak Holding LLC |
| Current controller (parent) | Jon Shipley |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (297 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.
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