| Deposit ID | 10234888 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M004201 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0040150474 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Emerald Isle |
| Related records | 10102568 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.1922, 35.36362 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1128 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mohave(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cerbat(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Davis Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Sacramento Wash(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado(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 | Mohave |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 023 N | 018 W | 22 | S2 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -114.1922, 35.36362 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1990 |
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | El Paso Mining And Milling |
| Year | 1973 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 2350000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2350000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1996 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 888000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 888000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040150474 |
CHRYSOCOLLA
SOUTHWESTERN PAY DIRT, 7/95, P.3A.
ARIMETCO INTERNATIONAL INC. 1995 ANNUAL REPORT, P.10.
ADMR MOHAVE CARD FILE
MOHAVE CUSTOM MILL PROJ. CARD FILE
DINGS,M.,USGS 978-E,P149-153
WEEDS,M.,MINES HANDBK.,VOL.XIII,P367
MCCUTCHAN,V.,AZ.STATE MINE INSP.RPT,1973,P13
THOMAS,B.,ECON.GEOLOGY,VOL.44,NO8,P700-703
MALACH,R.,MOHAVE CO.MINES,1977,P55
U.S.B.M. RI 8236, 1977.
NORTHERN MINER, 1/14/91, P.6.
AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 12/16/91, P.2,16.
ARIMETCO INTERNATIONAL INC., 1993 ANNUAL REPORT, P.7.
SW PAY DIRT, 9-94, P.17A.
PAY DIRT, 9-89, P.17B.
THE NORTHERN MINER, 8-6-90, P.13.
THE NORTHERN MINER, 1-14-91, P.6.
THE NORTHERN MINER, 10-11-93, P.14.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE MINE SUSPENDED OPERATIONS 9-93 AND REMAINED ON CARE AND MAINTENANCE IN 1995. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 23-JUN-97 | ADMR | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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