| Deposit ID | 10283712 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241360 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0040130527 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Cross |
| Alternate or previous names | Cave Creek, Bluerock Pat. Claim, Heck Claims |
| Related records | 10046344 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.95543, 33.92146 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 805 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Maricopa(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
New River Mesa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Theodore Roosevelt Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Maricopa |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 007 N | 004 E | 28 | W2 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Unknown |
| Chrysocolla | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Pyrolusite | Unknown |
| Silver | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -111.95543, 33.92146 |
|---|
| Strike | N70E | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 65S | ||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 16M | ||||||||||||||||
| Length | 34M | ||||||||||||||||
| Width | 11M | ||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1956 |
| Year of first production | 1957 |
| District name | Cave Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | F. Kokaska |
| ID | 0201989 |
| Home office | Arizona |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Amca Ind. Ltd. |
| ID | 0201989 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1984 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040130527 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241360 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 0201989 |
ADDITIONAL WORKINGS SEC 27NW,29E2,32N2,33NW,T7N,R4E
USGS 7 1/2 NEW RIVER MESA MAP
BLM MINING DIST.SHEET
ADMR HECK CLAIM FILE
ORAL COMMUNICATION WITH K.PHILLIPS.
BLM AMC FILE #19403
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LEACH OPERATION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-DEC-1996 | Gosling | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 10/18/1988 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 0201989 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Silver Cross Mine |
| Current operator | Amca Industries Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Martin Charles |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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