| Deposit ID | 10027088 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M001974 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bronx Mine |
| Related records | 10160962 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.97681, 33.36619 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 1.75 MI NE OF PINAL RANCH. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gila(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pinal Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Globe(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Gila |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 001S | 014E | 06 | CENTER OF NEAR S LINE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Ferrimolybdite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 1935 ASSAY: $11.20 AU, $27.80 AG, $11.70 CU (6.5%). ANOTHER SAMPLE HAD 1.77-5% MO. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -110.97681, 33.36619 |
|---|
| Strike | NE |
|---|---|
| Dip | 80 SE |
| Length | 304.8M |
| Width | 0.91M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Summit District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Tonto National Forest |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Length | 167.64M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M001974 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040070203 |
PETERSON, N.P., 1962, GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GLOBE-MIAMI DISTRICT, ARIZ.: USGS PROF. PAPER 342, P. 133.
PETERSON, 1963, USGS BULL 1741-H, P. 16.
ADMR, 1962, MOLYBDENUM PROSPECTS IN AZ.
ABM FILE RECORDS.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS WIDEST AND MOST STRONGLY MINERALIZED AT BOTTOM OF CANYON SUGGESTING OUTCROPS ARE NEAR UPPER LIMITS OF MINERALIZATION. ORE OCCURS IN STRINGERS TO 3 FT WIDE ZONES. |
| Deposit | THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A MERGER OF ORIGINAL RECORD M001974 WITH RECORD M001974 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS. THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D000314 OF R.U. KING WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-83 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-94 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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