Loma Prieta

Prospect in Yavapai county in Arizona, United States with commodities Copper, Molybdenum
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 10234691
MRDS ID M003742
MAS/MILS ID 0040251306
Record type Site
Current site name Loma Prieta
Alternate or previous names Patented Claims MS No 3425, Copper Glance

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -112.58135, 34.48925 (WGS84)
Elevation 1670
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

Wilhoit(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bradshaw Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Santa Maria(hydrologic unit)

Bill Williams(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado(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 013 N 003 W 21 SW Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Molybdenum Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -112.58135, 34.48925

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Phelds Dodge Corp
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLAIMS ALSO IN SEC 28 AND 29

  • Deposit

    BLM MINING DISTRICT SHEET 268

  • Deposit

    ADMR LOMA PRIETA MINE FILE

  • Deposit

    KIRKEMO H ETAL INVESTIGATIONS OF MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS IN USGS

  • Deposit

    BULL 1182-E 1965 P E26-E30

  • Deposit

    HICKS C J MOLYBDENUM OCCURRENCES IN AZ ADMR PUBLICATION 1979

  • Deposit

    P 26

  • Deposit

    YAVAPAI MAGAZINE APRIL 1918 P 4-8 SHARLOT HALL MUSEUM

  • Deposit

    PRESCOTT AZ

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.