| Deposit ID | 10105105 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC10155 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | South Rim of Grand Canyon Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.93247, 36.09444 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 600 FT ABOVE THE COLORADO RIVER, SOUTH RIM OF GRAND CANYON, 60 MILES N OF KINGMAN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mohave(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Columbine Falls(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mount Trumbull(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Grand Canyon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lake Mead(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Grand Canyon National Park(National Park)
National Park NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Mohave |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 31N | 15W | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Nitrogen-Nitrates | Primary |
| Result | 2% NITRIC N, 1.65% AMMONIC N, 5.35% ORGANIC N, 3.25% AVAILABLE PHOSPHORIC ACID, 1.57% WATER SOLUBLE POTASH |
|---|
| (1) | -113.93247, 36.09444 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1957-1958 |
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Randall Mills Corp |
| First year | 1957 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC10155 |
USGS, AZ BUREAU OF MINES, AND U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, 1969, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 180, 638 P.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1959, MINERALS YEARBOOK 1957, VOL. III, AREA REPORTS: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1244 P.
ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY FILES, 1990 (PEIRCE).
KEITH, S.B., 1969, GUANO, IN ABM BULLETIN 180, USGS BULLETIN 871, P. 369.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A SINGLE-SPAN TRAMWAY, LONGEST OF ITS TYPE IN THE WORLD, WAS CONSTRUCTED TO TRANSPORT THE GUANO FROM THE CAVE 600 FT ABOVE THE COLORADO RIVER IN THE GRAND CANYON TO THE TOP OF THE RIM WHERE PACKAGING AND WAREHOUSE FACILITIES WERE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1989 | Peirce, H. Wesley | Arizona Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1989 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1991 | Carbonaro, Marguerite M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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