| Deposit ID | 10048164 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800215 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Welcome Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Rincon Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.75353, 34.17311 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1097 |
| Relative position | 3.4 MILES SOUTH OF YARNELL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Congress(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bradshaw Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Hassayampa(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 | 010N | 005W | 26;27;35 | SW OF SW (26); SE OF SE (27); NW OF NW (35) | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -112.75353, 34.17311 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation In Precambrian Metamorphic Rocks Trends N10e To N25e; Granitic Rocks Unfoliated |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Veins Parallel Mafic Dikes Which Trend Northeast And Dip At Low Angles, Usually Less Than 40 Degree. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N70W |
| Dip | 80N TO VERTICAL |
| Thickness | 6.1M |
| Length | 1524M |
| Width | 50.29M |
| Depth to bottom | 50.29M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Year of first production | 1905 |
| Year of last production | 1935 |
| District name | Rich Hill District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | D. B. Hibbect |
| First year | 1935 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.044HA |
| Length | 152.4M |
| Overall depth | 50.29M |
| Overall length | 152.4M |
| Overall width | 3.05M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800215 |
USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
AZ. DEPT MIN. RESOURCES FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN IS NEARLY VERTICAL AS OPPOSED TO GENTLY-DIPPING DIXIE VEIN TO NORTH. MINERALIZED ZONE 60 FT WIDE CONTAINS AT LEAST 2 VEINS. ALTERED DIORITE DIKE PARALLELS VEIN. VEIN IS LOWER GRADE THAN DIXIE |
| Deposit | THE NEW YORK GROUP, WELCOME GROUP, AND DIXIE GROUP FORM THE SIDES OF A TRIANGLE. PRODUCTION DATA FOR ALL THREE MAY HAVE BEEN COMBINED UNDER THE HEADING OF THE RINCON MINE. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1981 | Roth, Frances A. (Dewitt, Ed) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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