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McFadden Peak

Prospect in Gila county in Arizona, United States with commodity 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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10209491
MRDS ID TC00294
MAS/MILS ID 0040070070
Record type Site
Current site name McFadden Peak
Alternate or previous names Jerky Group, Mack Group
Related records 10056467

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -110.9715, 33.90287 (WGS84)
Elevation 1830

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Gila(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

McFadden 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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Gila

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 007 N 013 E 36 S2 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION IS APPROXIMATE FOR PROPOSED MILL SITE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -110.9715, 33.90287
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N90E
    Dip 73S
    Thickness 46M
    Length 1910M
    Width 2M
    Area 18HA
    Depth to top 5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip N90E:73S
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 18
    Date of Last Modification 820803

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1972
Year of first production 1975

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Estate Of Woody Nichols
    Interest 100
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1982
  • Type Operator
    Owner Western Fluorspar, Ltd.
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1982

Comments on the ownership information

  • WESTERN FLUORSPAR ACQUIRED LEASE AFTER OPTION TO TRIANGLE MINING CO. EXPIRED.

Production statistics

  • Year 1976
    Description Ore Mined From Underground; Concentrated At Tonto Mill. (For Testing Only) 22700 Total Mt Mined, Approx.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Fluorine-Fluorite Fluorine 22700mt

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCT OUTPUT COST WAS DETERMINED FROM THE LIFETIME-AVG. OF PLANT OUTPUT OF U.G. AND SURFACE OPERATIONS; 105.3 MT/DY. OUTPUT DURING SURFACE MINING = 118.6 MT/DY & DURING UNDERGROUND = 103.2 MT/DY.
  • PRODUCTION: APPROX. YEARS AND TONNAGE; WAS DONE TO TEST FEASIBILITY OF MINING AND BENEFICIATION.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • M1C1=M2C1+M3C1. M2C1 IS ORE TO BE MINED FROM SURFACE. M3C1 IS ORE TO BE MINED FROM UNDERGROUND. M1C1=M9C4+M9C5. M1C1 IS TOTAL ORE IN PLACE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 3.3HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-HILLSIDE
    Swell Factor .75
    Percent Waste Rock 94.8
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 9
    Primary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Secondary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Hardness of Ore HARDPAN
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 6.1
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 45
    Capacity 253
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 109
    Unit Production Cost 14.62
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1982
  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 2100M
    Overall depth 60M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method UNDERHAND 10-35
    Swell Factor .75
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Percent Recovery 87
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER
    Number of Shafts 60
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 1630
    Number of Adits 2
    1st Condition of Workings PART ACCESSIBLE
    Capacity 253
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 28.72
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KRAL, VICTOR E., TWO PAGE SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF DRILLING AND

  • Deposit

    TRENCHING BY U.S. STEEL CORP., NOV. 20, 1975.

  • Deposit

    PINCOCK, ALLEN & HOLT, INC., TUCSON, AZ. FEASIBILITY STUDY

  • Deposit

    OF THE MCFADDEN PEAK PROPERTY, GILA CO., AZ., FOR TRIANGLE

  • Deposit

    MINING CO. (INCOMPLETE) DEC. 1978, AND PART OF ADDENDUM I,

  • Deposit

    MARCH, 1979.

  • Deposit

    RANDOLPH, VICTOR S., GENERAL MGR. OF WESTERN FLUORSPAR, LTD.

  • Deposit

    LETTER TO KENNETH G. ARNE, CONTINENTAL ILLINOIS NATIONAL

  • Deposit

    BANK & TRUST CO. OF CHICAGO; FEB. 1, 1982.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-SEP-1996 Soper, J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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