| Deposit ID | 10027921 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M004503 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Telluride Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Part of Tom Reed Mine |
| Related records | 10162038 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.37247, 35.01696 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 847 |
| Relative position | 0.7 MILES S OF ELEPHANTS TOOTH. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mohave(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Nutt(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Davis Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Havasu-Mohave Lakes(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Mohave |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 019N | 020W | 23,24 | SE (23) OF SW (24) | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Oatman Andesite | ||||
| Rock description | Oatman Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -114.37247, 35.01696 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nnw To Wnw Trending Vein And Fault System In Tert Volcanic Rocks |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Rhyolite Plug |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | NE |
| Length | 914.4M |
| Width | 1.52M |
| Depth to top | 91.44M |
| Depth to bottom | 152.4M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1942 |
| Production years | 1922 - 1935 |
| District name | San Francisco District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 213.36M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M004503 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040150228 |
GARDNER, E.D., 1936, GOLD MINING AND MILLING IN THE BLACK MOUNTAINS, WESTERN MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 6901, P. 38.
LAUSEN, C., 1931, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE OATMAN AND KATHERINE DISTRICTS, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 131, P. 108.
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.
ADMR FILE DATA.
CIMRI
U.S.B.M. I.C. 6901 , P. 7 , 38
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN FOLLOWS SLIGHTLY SINUOUS PATH; CONNECTS WITH THE LUCKY BOY AND TOM REED VEINS. |
| Deposit | SEE RECORD M004499 (TOM REED MINE) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1979 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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