| Deposit ID | 10046323 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241231 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Old Pioneer Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Pioneer, White Metal |
| Related records | 10161003 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.83791, 33.23453 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1402 |
| Relative position | 1 MILE SW OF PIONEER MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gila(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
El Capitan Mountain(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
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management AZ)
Bureau of Land Management AZ BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Gila |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 002S | 015E | 29 | NE OF NW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase |
| Rock unit name | Dripping Spring Quartzite;Shale |
| Rock description | Dripping Spring Quartzite;Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| (1) | -110.83791, 33.23453 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Dripping Springs Quartzite Is In Fault Contact With Diabase To S., Fault Strikes Nw. Dripping Springs Quartzite Strikes E-W Dips 20-25 S. Barnes Conglomerate Is Present Both At The Dripping Springs-Diabase Contact, And At Dripping Springs-Pioneer Shale Contact, Which Strikes Nw. Width Of Dripping Springs Quartzite, 100 M. At Mine |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Two Parallel Ne Trending Faults |
| Strike | N 30 E TO N 50 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | VERT TO 75 W |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1875 |
| Year of last production | 1969 |
| District name | Pinal Mountains District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | White Metal Mining Co. |
| First year | 1969 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1219.2M |
| Overall depth | 137.16M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241231 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040070549 |
ABGMT-USBM PRODUCTION DATA
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
ADMR PIONEER MINE FILE
USGS GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE GQ-1442, 1978
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THREE MAJOR NE STRIKING VEINS, 1 TO 3 METERS WIDE. 8 TO 10 FT IN OPEN CUTS, LOW GRADE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1982 | Gest, Don E. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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