| Deposit ID | 10046302 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241203 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Grand Prize Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Buckhorn, Buck |
| Related records | 10258696 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.37043, 34.35089 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1554 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 1 MILE NNE OF CEDAR MESH SUMMIT, Mine Is Not Located On Quad. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gila(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Payson North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Payson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Holbrook(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Verde(hydrologic unit)
Verde(hydrologic accounting unit)
Salt(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 | Gila |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 11N | 010E | 30 | SE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Copper | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -111.37043, 34.35089 |
|---|
| Strike | S3W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70NORTH |
| Length | 1371.6M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Paul Vogle, William Craig |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1956 |
| District name | Green Valley District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 67.06M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241203 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040070351 |
ADMR GRAND PRIZE FILE
USBM CLUSTER NUMBER 1107
ABGMT/USBM PRODUCTION DATA
CONWAY, C. M. 1976, PETROLOTY, STRUCTURE AND EVOLUTION OF A PRECAMBRIAN VOLCANIC AND PLUTONIC COMPLEX, TONTO BASIN, GILA COUNTY ARIZONA, PHD THESIS, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
ABGMT BUCK MINE FILE.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-82 | Steinzig, Kathryn L. (Gest, Don E.) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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