| Deposit ID | 10048300 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M899857 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mohawk-New Year Mine |
| Related records | 10259460 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.68207, 32.70399 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 990 |
| Relative position | 3.8 MILES SE OF SIGNAL PEAK (ELEVATION 4364). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pinal(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mammoth(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mammoth(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower San Pedro(hydrologic unit)
San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pinal |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 008S | 016E | 26 | NE OF SE OF SW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Brochantite | Ore |
| Calamine | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Cuprodescloizite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Vanadinite | Ore |
| Wulfenite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -110.68207, 32.70399 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Quaternary Gila Conglomerate Overlies Ore Zone |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | The Mammoth Fault, N22w, 56 To 70 Deg Ne, Cuts The Veins |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | W TO NW |
| Dip | STEEPLY-SW |
| Thickness | 152.4M |
| Width | 6.1M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1881 |
| Discoverer | Frank Schultz |
| Year of first production | 1896 |
| Year of last production | 1934 |
| District name | Mammoth District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mohawk Gold Mining Co. |
| First year | 1899 |
| Last year | 1901 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Molybdenum Corp. Of America (Its Branch In Arizona Is Molybdenum Gold Mining Co.) |
| First year | 1937 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mohawk Gold Mining Co. |
| Year | 1892 |
| First year | 1897 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.219HA |
| Length | 152.4M |
| Overall depth | 162.15M |
| Overall length | 762M |
| Overall width | 3.05M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M899857 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040210714 |
USBM-ABGMT PRODUCTION FILE DATA.
USBM FILE DATA - CLUSTER #519.
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE DATA - MOHAWK MINE FILE, MOLYBDENUM GOLD MINING CO FILE, MOLYBDENUM CORP OF AMERICA FILE, ST. ANTHONY AND DEV. CO. FILE.
ADMR FILE DATA.
PETERSON, 1938, ABM BULL 144, P. 60-62.
WILSON, ABM BULL 137, P. 170-174.
BLM DISTRICT SHEET #706, SE 1/2 T8S, R16E.
CREASEY, 1965, USGS PP 471, P. 31.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS OCCUR WITHIN SHEAR ZONES. THE TWO VEINS DEVELOPED ARE KNOWN AS THE MOHAWK AND DREAM. THE MOHAWK VEIN IS VERTICAL WHILE THE DREAM VEIN DIPS TOWARDS THE MOHAWK VEIN. THE VEINS INTERSECT AT A DEPTH OF 600 OR 700 FT. THE INTERSECTION OF THE TWO VEINS PLUNGES SE. |
| Deposit | FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE CRIB ENTRY FOR THE MAMMOTH-ST. ANTHONY MINE, ADJACENT MINE TO NW. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Laraba, Peter (Gest, Don E.) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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