| Deposit ID | 10027004 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M001698 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Golden Eagle Prospect |
| Related records | 10259585 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.30843, 33.1351 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1439 |
| Relative position | 5 1/2 MILES N OF CLIFTON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Greenlee(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mitchell Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Clifton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Clifton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Francisco(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Greenlee |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 003S | 029E | 36 | NE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Kaolin | Gangue |
| Result | $9 AU/TON, 4 OZ. AG/TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Precambrian Granite Basement;Morenci Granite Porphyry | ||||
| Rock description | Precambrian Granite Basement;Morenci Granite Porphyry | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Modoc Limestone;Morenci Shale;;Longfellow Limestone |
| Rock description | Modoc Limestone;Morenci Shale;;Longfellow Limestone |
| (1) | -109.30843, 33.1351 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Granite Mass Cut By W-E Treding Dikes Of Porphyry, Diorite, And Phonolite; Well-Defined Quartz Veins Between Granite Porphyry |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Rhyolite Dike Forms Footwall Of Golden Eagle Ore Shoot; Surrounded By Metamorphic Andesites; Gouge Streak Of Pure Kaolin With Average Width Of 1.0 Ft Between Quartz Vein And Walls |
| General form | CONTIGUOUS LENS AND SHOOT DEPOSIT |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 50 E |
| Dip | 80 NW |
| Thickness | 45.72M |
| Length | 91.44M |
| Width | 12.19M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| Discoverer | Polaris Mining And Milling Co |
| District name | Copper Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Amax Inc. |
| First year | 1981 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 76.2M |
| Overall depth | 42.67M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M001698 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040110100 |
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE, UNDER POLARIS MINING AND MILLING CO
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
ARIZ DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA, UNDER POLARIS GROUP AND PARROT GROUP
STEVENS, 1911, THE COPPER HANDBOOK, V. 10, P. 1422 POLARIS MINING AND MILLING CO
USBM FILES; AMAX INC, GOLDEN EAGLE, PARROT GROUP
WEED, 1916, THE MINES HANDBOOK, V. 12, P. 933-934, POLARIS MINING AND MILLING CO
BENNETT, 1975, GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF THE BRECCIAS IN THE MORENCI-METCALF DISTRICT, GREENLEE COUNTY, ARIZONA: M.S. THESIS UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, 153 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: LATE 1800'S |
| Deposit | LOCATED ON GOLDEN EAGLE VEIN; MAXIMUM VEIN WIDTH IS 6 FT; CLAIM EXTENSION IS THE GREY EAGLE; CONSIDERED TO BE ON SAME LODE AS COPPER KING MINE WHICH IS LOCATED ON SE FLANK OF COPPER KING MOUNTAIN |
| Deposit | SEE ALSO: POLARIS GROUP ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1979 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1981 | Calder, Susan R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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