| Deposit ID | 10039450 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050096 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sinn Fein Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Sin Fin Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.3407, 35.97809 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1585 |
| Relative position | HEAD OF WILLIAMSON CANYON 1.5 NE MILE OF ARAVAIPA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Navajo(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Wepo Village(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Polacca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Flagstaff(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Polacca Wash(hydrologic unit)
Little Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)
Little Colorado(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Graham |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 005S | 020E | 19,30 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Wulfenite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Specularite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock | ||||
| Rock unit name | Horse Mountain Volcanics | ||||
| Rock description | Horse Mountain Volcanics | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Escabrosa Limestone;Horse Mountain Formation |
| Rock description | Escabrosa Limestone;Horse Mountain Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock |
| (1) | -110.3407, 35.97809 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Block Faulting Trending Nnw, Minor Pre-Cretaceous Folds Trending E & Ne |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Head Center Fault |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NNW |
| Dip | 45-60E |
| Thickness | 2.44M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Aravaipa District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Balboa Mining And Dev. Co. |
| Home office | Grand Junction, Co. |
| First year | 1957 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050096 |
SIMONS, 1964, USGS PP 461, 173P
ROSS, 1925, USGS BULL 763, 120P
DENTON, 1947, USBM RI 4007
WILSON, 1950, ABM BULL 156
SIMONS, 1964; ABM FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A MERGER OF ORIGINAL RECORD M050096 WITH RECORD M030462 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE; CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1983 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1990 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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