| Deposit ID | 10046309 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241213 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Spring Creek Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Old Mankins Prospect, Yankee Dollar |
| Related records | 10185885 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.07653, 34.07729 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1341 |
| Relative position | 1 1/4 MILES SW OF MAIL BOX MESA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gila(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Buzzard Roost Mesa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Payson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Holbrook(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Tonto(hydrologic unit)
Salt(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 | 009N | 012E | 36 | NE OF SW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cerussite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Pinal Schist | ||||
| Rock description | Pinal Schist | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -111.07653, 34.07729 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Schistosity Of Pinal Schist Generally Trends N40-60e. Schist Is Overlain By Scanlon Conglomerate About 100 Ft Thick. Unconformably Above Is A Tert Basalt Flow. S Of The Deposit Is A Mass Of Prec Quartz Porphyry. Prec Apache Group Is Exposed In The Region, But Is Missing Near The Mine |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Veins Are Structurally Undisturbed Locally, Although There May Be A Fault Along Spring Creek |
| General form | LENSES, STRINGERS, MAINLY LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 60 E |
| Dip | 80 S TO VERTICAL |
| Length | 365.76M |
| Width | 0.91M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1926 |
| Year of last production | 1931 |
| District name | Spring Creek District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Silver Bullet Co. |
| Home office | P.O. Box 321 Young Arizona |
| First year | 1981 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lee Folks, P. O. Box 197, Young, Az, And Evart Bunger, Globe, Az |
| First year | 1981 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241213 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040070634 |
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
ADMR SPRING CREEK MINE FILE
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN RANGE IN SIZE FROM STRINGERS TO THREE FEET LOCALLY, BUT AVERAGE A FEW INCHES. MAIN VEIN N 63 E, 83 SOUTH |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1982 | Gest, Don E. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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