| Deposit ID | 10283404 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M003323 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0040250534 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Congres Mine, Patented 878 |
| Alternate or previous names | Fraction, Patented 883, Niagra, Herskowitz Property, Niagara, Congress, Queen of the Hills, Golden Key |
| Related records | 10027544 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.85045, 34.20085 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1024 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Congress(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bradshaw Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Hassayampa(hydrologic unit)
Lower Gila-Agua Fria(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yavapai |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 010 N | 006 W | 23 | N2 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Secondary |
| Feldspar | Secondary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Uranium | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Unknown |
| Goethite | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Liebigite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -112.85045, 34.20085 |
|---|
| Thickness | 1220M | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 550M | ||||||||||||||
| Width | 1M | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1887 |
| Year of first production | 1887 |
| District name | Martinez District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Mixed |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Echo Bay Mines, Ltd. |
| Year | 1988 |
| Year | 1910 |
|---|---|
| Period | 1899-1910 |
| Description | 1899-1910 692322 St Ore |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040250534 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M003323 | MAS references MRDS |
LAND ALSO SEC 13,14,15 AND 23
USGS CONGRESS QUAD
BLM MINING DIST SHEETS 309,310
ADMR CONGRESS MINE FILE
METZGER O H GOLD MINING AND MILLING IN THE WICKENBURG AREA
USBM 1C 6991 1938 P 45
WILSON E D ETAL AZ LODE GOLD MINES AZBM BUL 137 1934 P 69
ADMR NIAGARA MINE & MILL FILE
REPORT OF THE GOVERNOR OF ARIZONA 1899 P 54-56
ADMR GOLDEN KEY FILE
MILLS, B.A. (DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT, ECHO BAY
MINES, LTD.). PRIVATE COMMUNICATION, 1988; AVAILABLE UPON
REQUEST FROM M.B. SAWYER, BUMINES, DENVER, CO.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ECHO BAY IS MINING A WESTWARD EXTENSION OF THE NIAGARA VEIN. EXPLORATION WAS DONE IN 1984-85, AND PRODUCTION BEGAN IN MARCH 1988. ECHO BAY REFERS TO THAT OPERATION AS NEW CONGRESS. SEE SEQUENCE NUMBER 0040250537. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 17-SEP-91 | ADMR | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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