Humbug

Past Producer in Yavapai county in Arizona, United States with commodities 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. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10210688
MRDS ID M001138
MAS/MILS ID 0040251157
Record type Site
Current site name Humbug
Alternate or previous names Humbug Gold Property, Humbug Mine, Humbug Property
Related records 10026934

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -112.32404, 34.05226 (WGS84)
Elevation 809
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

Columbia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bradshaw Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Prescott(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Yavapai

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 008 N 001 W 12 NW Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -112.32404, 34.05226

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1994

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mariah International Inc./Guild Mark Industries Jv.
    Interest 100
    Year 1996
  • Type Owner
    Owner Humbug Mining And Minerals Llc
    ID 0270222
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1996
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Western States Resources Inc.
    ID 0202615
    Year 1995

Comments on the ownership information

  • MARIAH INTERNATIONAL INC. AND GUILDMARK INDUSTRIES INC. ARE ACTING COLLECTIVELY AS THE MARIAH/GUILDMARK-HUMBUG JOINT VENTURE.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Demonstrated 181000mt ore
    Total resources 181000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 17.1 g/mt Gold Major 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Measured 26666mt ore
    Indicated 181437mt ore
    Demonstrated 208103mt ore
    Total resources 208103mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 18.96 g/mt Gold Major 1996

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    THE MINING RECORD, V105 N2, 1-12-94, P.5.

  • Reserve-Resource

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1996/97, U.S. MINES & MINING

  • Reserve-Resource

    COMPANIES, P136.

  • Deposit

    CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SEC 1

  • Deposit

    USGS COLUMBIA QUAD

  • Deposit

    BLM MINING DIST SHEET 206

  • Deposit

    MSHA.DBF, 03/95

  • Deposit

    THE MINING RECORD, V104 N44, 11-3-93, P.11.

  • Deposit

    THE MINING RECORD, V104 N47, 11-24-93, P.1.

  • Deposit

    SOUTHWESTERN PAY DIRT, 2-94, P.18A.

  • Deposit

    RANDOL MINING DIRECTORY, 1994/95, U.S. MINES & MINING

  • Deposit

    COMPANIES, P207

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROPERTY IS PROBOBLY MSHA.DBF; 03/95 #0202615 NOW. ADD TO MINES I. D. FIELD. SIMILAR NAME, DIFFERENT (NEW) OWNER. LAST DATA IN MILS WAS 1981. MSHA.DBF DATE WAS 03/94, AS OF 03/95. MINE IS A PAST PRODUCER, UNDERGOING EXPLORATION FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, JUNE 1997.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-JUN-97 Buckingham, David A. 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.