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Geyser Prospect

Occurrence in La Paz county in Arizona, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10027209
MRDS ID M002485
Record type Site
Current site name Geyser Prospect
Alternate or previous names Silent King
Related records 10186546

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.97411, 33.40063 (WGS84)
Elevation 975
Relative position NEAR OCOTILLO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yuma(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Owl Head(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

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

Phoenix(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Gila(hydrologic unit)

Lower Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

FWS(Federal land areas administered by FWS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona La Paz

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 001N 017W 25 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ON THE KOFA GAME RANGE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Limonite Ore

Analytical data

Result $140 OF GOLD PER TON

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRINGERS/VEINLETS
    Strike N80W
    Dip 45S
    Length 2413.95M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 42.67M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • The Gold Occurs Free More Abundant Along The Hanging Wall Than Along The Footwall

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Alamo Springs District

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION RECORD

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 91.44M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF AN INCLINED SHAFT, WITH SHORT DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS ON THE 140 FT AND 200 FT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JONES, E.L. JR.; 1915; A RECONNAISSANCE IN THE KOFA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 620, P. 160

  • Deposit

    WILSON, E.D.; 1933; GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 134, P. 116

  • Deposit

    WILSON, E.D.; CUNNINGHAM, J.B.; BUTLER, G.M.; ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 137, P. 143

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1979 Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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