| Deposit ID | 10046295 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241193 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | American Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Fondern and Gibson Property |
| Related records | 10235041 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.98376, 33.33119 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1524 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 1/2 MILE NE OF HUTTON PEAK, 1/2 MILE SW OF FIVE POINT MOUNTAIN, LESS THAN 1 MI FROM PINAL-GILA CO LINE, Mine Located On Quadrangle But No Utm Grid On Quad (Utm Est) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pinal(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)
Middle Gila(hydrologic unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(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 | Pinal |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 001S | 014E | 19 | NW OF NW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Schultze Granite | ||||
| Rock description | Schultze Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -110.98376, 33.33119 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne Trending Vertical Fault W To Nw Trending Fault Down Drops Tert Dacate 100 M S Of Mine, Some Whitetail Conglomerate Also Present Along The Latter Fault |
| Strike | N48E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 65NW |
| Width | 0.91M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1901 |
| Discoverer | Eh Or Ah Fondern |
| Year of last production | 1951 |
| District name | Summit District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mc Daniel, Lee And Drown, L. M. |
| First year | 1966 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241193 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040210105 |
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
ADMR AMERICAN FILE
USGS BULL 1141-H, 1963
ABGMT U FILE
PETERSON, 1963
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN IS COMPOSIT OF SMALL DISCONTINUOUS STRINGERS OF QUARTZ, PYRITE, AND CHALCOPYRITE 3 IN. TO 3 FT WIDE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-82 | Gest, Don E. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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