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Big Buck Deposit

Past Producer in Gila county in Arizona, United States with commodity Uranium
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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. 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 10282930
MAS/MILS ID 0040070175
Record type Site
Current site name Big Buck Deposit
Alternate or previous names Snow White, Cypress, Bear Track, Metbel Mining and Expl Claims

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -110.8701, 33.83067 (WGS84)
Elevation 1341
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gila(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sombrero Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Seneca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Salt(hydrologic unit)

Salt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Salt(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tonto National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Sierra Ancha Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Gila

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 006 N 014 E 25 S2 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Uranium Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -110.8701, 33.83067
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ellison,Nathan And Donald
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1969
  • Type Operator
    Owner Metbel Mining And Exp Co
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1969

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS MCFADDEN PEAK QUAD

  • Deposit

    GRANGER AND RAUP GEO OF U DEP DRIPPING SPRING QUARTZITE GILA

  • Deposit

    CO,AZ USGS PP 595 PP 2-3

  • Deposit

    SUPPLEMENT TO USGS PP 595 PP 8-10

  • Deposit

    USAEC PRLIM RECONN REPORT 172-480 P 7

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-83 ADMR U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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