| Deposit ID | 10046330 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241243 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Capitan Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Gold Dust Claim |
| Related records | 10233611 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.80875, 33.20509 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1158 |
| Relative position | 2 MILES ESE OF PASADENA 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Gila |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 003S | 015E | 3 | NW OF NW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 1976, 28.6 OZ AG/TON, 0.92% CU, 2.25% PB ORE DUMP SAMPLE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone |
| Rock unit name | Dripping Spring Quartzite |
| Rock description | Dripping Spring Quartzite |
| (1) | -110.80875, 33.20509 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | N-S And Nw Faulting In Area, Tertiary Dikes Nw And Ew Trending, Beds Nw To Ew Trending, S Dipping |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Nw Tert Rhyolite Dike Is 1/4 Mile South Of Mine. Dripping Springs Quartzite Strikes Ew Dipping S 20 To 25 |
| Strike | EW |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70N |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1949 |
| District name | El Capitan District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Davis, Gene |
| Home office | Phoenix |
| First year | 1974 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hanna, Floyd |
| Home office | Phoenix |
| First year | 1974 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Arnold, A. S. |
| Home office | Tucson, Az |
| First year | 1966 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241243 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040070305 |
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
ADMR EL CAPITAN FILE
USGS GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE MAP, GQ 1442
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 120 METERS OF SHEAR ZONE MINERALIZED |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1982 | Gest, Don E. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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