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U.S. Navy Mine

Producer in Yavapai county in Arizona, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Gold, Molybdenum
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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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10027625
MRDS ID M003571
Record type Site
Current site name U.S. Navy Mine
Alternate or previous names U.S. Mine
Related records 10137538

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.60742, 34.49505 (WGS84)
Elevation 1640
Relative position 4 1/2 MILES SE OF SKULL VALLEY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yavapai(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wilhoit(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bradshaw Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Santa Maria(hydrologic unit)

Bill Williams(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Prescott 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 Yavapai

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 013N 003W 19,18,20,17 N2 (19); SE OF SE (18); N2 OF NW (20); S2 OF S2 (17) Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Cuprite Ore
Ferrimolybdite Ore
Galena Ore
Hematite Ore
Jarosite Ore
Limonite Ore
Malachite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Minor

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.60742, 34.49505
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Foliation In Proterozoic Rocks Trends N10e To N20e
Type of structure Local
Structure description Vein, And Associated Dike, Cross-Cut Foliation And Trend N75e

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N80E
    Dip 30-45SE
    Depth to bottom 121.92M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faulting, Igneous Activity

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINERALIZATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH NAVY THRUST FAULT WHICH STRIKES N75E AND DIPS 20 TO 50 SE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1912
Year of last production 1967

Mining district

District name Copper Basin District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Vernard Jordon, Joe Pierce
    First year 1966
  • Type Owner
    Owner T. W. Alexander, Ida L. Hobbs
    First year 1960

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 487.68M
    Overall depth 167.64M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS INCLUDE AN INCLINE SHAFT WITH DRIFTS AT THE 200 OR 250 FT LEVEL AND A COUPLE OF VERTICAL SHAFTS AND A WINZE

Comments on development

  • CLAIMS INCLUDE THE U.S. AMENDED, U.S. NO. 1,2,3,4, GERALDINE, AND GALENA KING; THE MINE WAS OPERATED IN 1928 BY THE VERDE ANNEX MINING CO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BRECCIA PIPE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1979 Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-JAN-1982 Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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