| Deposit ID | 10048261 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800380 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Vesuvius Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Versuvius, City Group |
| Related records | 10137882 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.63992, 34.31449 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1366 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 3.6 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE TOP OF PARKER MESA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Peeples Valley(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
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management AZ)
Bureau of Land Management AZ BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yavapai |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 011N | 004W | 11 | SW OF NE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | -112.63992, 34.31449 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Veins Trend Northeasterly |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NORTHEASTERLY |
| Dip | STEEPLY |
| Width | 88.39M |
| Depth to bottom | 88.39M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1915 |
| Year of last production | 1938 |
| District name | Zonia District |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | H. L. Galloway |
| First year | 1938 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 134.11M |
| Overall depth | 88.39M |
| Overall length | 24.38M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800380 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040251558 |
WEED, H. W. 1918 THE MINES HANDBOOK V. III P517
YAVAPAI MAGAZINE, VOL I, NO 1, P.18
AZ DEPT MIN RESOURCES FILE DATA (HASSAVAMPA GOLD MINING CO. FILE)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 4 VEINS ON CLAIMS. CLAIMS TREND NORTHEAST, AND VEINS MAY ALSO TREND THAT DIRECTION |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1981 | Roth, Frances A. (Dewitt, Ed) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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