| Deposit ID | 10048166 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800217 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ambassador Mine |
| Related records | 10234556 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.14713, 34.58116 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1707 |
| Relative position | 6.4 MILES W OF CHERRY, ARIZONA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Humboldt(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Prescott(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)
Federal lands
Prescott National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yavapai |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 014N | 002E | 22 | NW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Cherry Quartz Diorite (Informal) |
| Rock description | Cherry Quartz Diorite (Informal) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -112.14713, 34.58116 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Quartz Diorite Unfoliated |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Width | 15.24M |
| Depth to bottom | 15.24M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1914 |
| Year of first production | 1941 |
| Year of last production | 1942 |
| District name | Cherry Creek District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | P. E. Woodward And L. Winslow |
| First year | 1942 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.024HA |
| Length | 144.78M |
| Overall length | 83.82M |
| Overall width | 3.05M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800217 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040250113 |
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
U.S.G.S. PP 308, GEOLOGIC MAP.
AZ DEPT. MIN. RESOURCES FILE DATA.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | STRIKE OF VEIN ESTIMATED FROM ORIENTATION OF TUNNELS ON TOPO MAP |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1981 | Laraba, Peter (Dewitt, Ed) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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