| Deposit ID | 10046345 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241371 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buckeye Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Buckeye Copper Mine |
| Related records | 10283279 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.87297, 33.22675 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 366 |
| Relative position | 0.7 MILES NORTH EAST OF WEBB MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Maricopa(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Spring Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Phoenix South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Phoenix(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Centennial Wash(hydrologic unit)
Lower Gila-Agua Fria(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower 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 | Maricopa |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 002S | 006W | 28 | E2 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -112.87297, 33.22675 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Metamorphic Rocks Domed And Faulted By Plutonium In Mine Area, Minor Displacement On Faults. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ne Foliation On Schist, Quartz Monzonite And Quartz Diorite Intrusives 1/2 Mile W Of Mine |
| Strike | N 12 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 43 E |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Webb District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lemons, John |
| First year | 1973 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241371 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040130199 |
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
ADMR FILE DATA
CHEESEMAN, R.J., 1974. GEOLOGY OF THE WEBB MOUNTAIN DISTRICT, GILA BEND MOUNTAINS MARICOPA COUNTY MS. THESIS, NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEINS TREND IN VARIOUS DIRECTIONS THROUGH MINE AREA, N 10 E TO N 35 W |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1982 | Roth, Frances A. (Gest, Don E.) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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