| Deposit ID | 10048238 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800343 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fortuna Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.40352, 34.17312 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1713 |
| Relative position | 2.7 MILES SE OF THOMPSON BUTTE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Minnehaha(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 | 010N | 001W | 30,31 | S2 OF SW OF SE (30); N2 OF NW OF NE (31) | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | 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 | Brady Butte Granodiorite | ||||
| Rock description | Brady Butte Granodiorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -112.40352, 34.17312 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation In Granodiorite Trends N10e To N25e |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Veins Crosscut Or Parallel Foliation |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N20E APPOROX |
| Dip | STEEP |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1937 |
| Year of last production | 1941 |
| District name | Minnehaha District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Larry O'Brien |
| First year | 1941 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800343 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040250740 |
USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
BLM DISTRICT SHEET #212 SW 1/4
MILS LOCATION DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CLAIM TRENDS N20E; ASSUMED THAT VEIN STRIKES PARALLEL TO CLAIM |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1981 | Laraba, Peter (Dewitt, Ed) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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