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Double Eagle Mine

Occurrence in Maricopa county in Arizona, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10096103
MRDS ID TC40352
Record type Site
Current site name Double Eagle Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.26993, 33.35979 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Maricopa(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Columbus Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Little Horn Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Phoenix(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Centennial Wash(hydrologic unit)

Lower Gila-Agua Fria(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower 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 Maricopa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 001S 010W 10 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary
Copper Secondary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Fluorite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result 2 SAMPLES WITH 0.43% CU AND 1.15% CU. 1 SAMPLE WITH 0.01 02 AU/ST. 2 SAMPLES CONTAIN SILVER. 1.8 OZ/ST AND 0.1 OZ/ST.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.26993, 33.35979
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • LIMESTONE OVERLIES PHYLLITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE PROSPECT

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 INACCESSIBLE SHAFTS, 1 PIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MILLER, R.J., GRAY, FLOYD, HASSEMER, J.R., HANNA, W.F., PITKIN, J.A., HORNBERGER, M.I., JONES, S.L., AND LANE, M.E., 1989, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE EAGLETAIL MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, LA PAZ, MARICOPA, AND YUMA COUNTIES, ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1702-G, 18 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1994 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

External references

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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