| Deposit ID | 10048233 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800333 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cornucopia Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.4113, 34.48227 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2073 |
| Relative position | 1.3 MILES N-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)
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 | 013N;013N | 002W;001W | 25,24,30 | E2 OF NE OF NE (25); SE OF SE OF SE (24); W2 OF SW OF NW (30) | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| 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) | -112.4113, 34.48227 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation In Precambrain 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 |
|---|---|
| Strike | NNW |
| Dip | STEEP |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1902 |
| Year of last production | 1941 |
| District name | Groom Creek District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | George French , O. W. Walker And W. G. Ghofawger |
| First year | 1937 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. I. Gardner |
| First year | 1936 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 45.72M |
| Overall depth | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800333 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040250595 |
USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA.
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE DATA.
BLM DISTRICT SHEET #248.
USGS GQ MAP GQ 997.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS QUARTZ VEIN WHITCH CUTS PROTEROZOIC ROCKS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1981 | Laraba, Peter (Dewitt, Ed) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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