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Fourth of July Mine

Past Producer in Greenlee county in Arizona, United States with commodities Beryllium, Copper, Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Manganese, Silver, Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10282784
MRDS ID M800430
MAS/MILS ID 0040110014
Record type Site
Current site name Fourth of July Mine
Alternate or previous names Ellis Shaft, Sydney, Billingsley Fluorspar
Related records 10048298

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -109.07594, 32.86011 (WGS84)
Elevation 1414
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Greenlee(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Goat Camp Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Safford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Gila-Mangas(hydrologic unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Greenlee

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 007 S 032 E 04 NWNENW Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Gold Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Psilomelane Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -109.07594, 32.86011
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N25W
    Dip 80E
    Thickness 46M
    Length 762M
    Width 1.5M
    Area 8HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 BRECCIA FILL
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip N25W:80E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 8
    Date of Last Modification 910905

Comments on the geologic information

  • BERTRANDITE IS ALSO PRESENT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1917

Mining district

District name Twin Peaks

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Billingsley, Ben
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1975
  • Type Operator
    Owner Producers Minerals Co.
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1975

Production statistics

  • Year 1941
    Period 1937-41
    Description 1937-41 2600 St Ore At 65% Caf2
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major CaF2 Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 2866mt 65wt-pct
  • Year 1942
    Description 1942 573 St Ore At 64% Caf2
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major CaF2 Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 631.62mt 64wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1975
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TRACE 1947 MSGS STRATEGIC MIN INV PRELIM RPT 3-207 P 1-3 2 M

  • Deposit

    ELEVATORSKI 1971 ARIZ FLUORSPAR A2 DPT MIN RES PHOENIX P 24

  • Deposit

    AZ BUR MINES BULL 180 P 349-52 1968

  • Deposit

    AZ BUR MINES CIRC 15 P 2-9 1950 WILSON

  • Deposit

    AZ BUR MINES BULL 114 P 6 1921 ALLEN & BUTLER

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-SEP-1991 Arizona Department Of Mineral Resources U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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