| Deposit ID | 10048066 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800037 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Little Joseph Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Little Joe, Acquisition ?, Columbia Gold Mining Property |
| Related records | 10186332 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.30018, 34.05145 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1006 |
| Relative position | 8.6 MILES WEST - SOUTHWEST OF BLACK CANYON CITY, ARIZONA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Columbia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bradshaw Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Agua Fria(hydrologic unit)
Lower Gila-Agua Fria(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yavapai |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 008N | 001E | 07 | SE OF NW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Rock unit name | Crazy Basin Quartz Monzonite;Rhyolite Porphyry Dikes |
| Rock description | Crazy Basin Quartz Monzonite;Rhyolite Porphyry Dikes |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -112.30018, 34.05145 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation In Precambrian Xenoliths (Quartz-Mica Schist) Trends N 40-50 E |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Veins Parallel Rhyolite Porphyry Dikes And Foliation In Precambrian Xenoliths |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 48 E |
| Dip | 70 TO 80 NW |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Length | 213.36M |
| Width | 121.92M |
| Depth to bottom | 152.4M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1886 |
| Discoverer | Charles Champie |
| Year of first production | 1890 |
| Year of last production | 1939 |
| District name | Humbug District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Stockdale And Stivers |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.053HA |
| Length | 457.2M |
| Overall depth | 152.4M |
| Overall length | 182.88M |
| Overall width | 3.05M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800037 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040251298 |
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
AZ DEPT OF MIN RESOURCES FILE DATA
ABGMT - USBM FILE DATA
USGS BULL 782, P. 178-179
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LITTLE JOSEPH CLAIM GROUP CONSISTS OF 4 PATENTED CLAIMS WHICH AD TO IN MOUNTAIN CHIEF GROUP ON THE EAST |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1981 | Dewitt, Ed H. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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