| Deposit ID | 10048231 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800328 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chicago Mine |
| Related records | 10210456 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.42824, 34.47338 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1951 |
| Relative position | 1.5 MILES NW OF SPRUCE MOUNTAIN LOOKOUT TOWER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Groom Creek(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)
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 | 013N | 002W | 26 | NE OF SE | 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 | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate |
| Rock unit name | Green Gulch Volcanics |
| Rock description | Green Gulch Volcanics |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Meta-Basalt |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -112.42824, 34.47338 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation In Precambrian Rocks Trends N10e To N20e |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Veins Parallel Foliation And Crosscut It By 10-20 Degrees, Trending N20e To N-S |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1935 |
| Year of last production | 1938 |
| District name | Groom Creek District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | M. C. Mcleod, R. M. O'Brien |
| First year | 1938 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800328 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040250441 |
USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
BLM DISTRICT SHEET #248
YAVAPAI MAGAZINE, 1918, VOL VI, NO 7, P. 37
USGS GQ MAP-GQ 997
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VERY LITTLE INFORMATION FOUND ABOUT CHICAGO MINE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1981 | Laraba, Peter (Dewitt, Ed) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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