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Unnamed Prospect

Occurrence in Graham county in Arizona, United States with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10088600
MRDS ID M050157
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.26067, 32.8351 (WGS84)
Elevation 1554
Relative position 4 MILES E OF KLONDYKE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Graham(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Klondyke(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)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Graham

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 007S 020E 13 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SMALL AMOUNTS OF THESE MINERALS FOUND ON PROSPECT DUMP. NO ASSAY

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name 68 My/Copper Creek Granodiorite
    Rock description 68 My/Copper Creek Granodiorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Pinal Schist Quartzite Schist
    Rock description Pinal Schist Quartzite Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.26067, 32.8351
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Block Faulting Trending Nnw ; Reg.Trends: Minor Pre-Cretaceous E And Ne Trending Folds And Major Post-Cretaceous Nnw Trending Faults

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 75 W
    Dip 90

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracture Zone Along Schistosity

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: DEPOSIT PARALLELS SCHISTOSITY 40 FT WEST OF DEPOSIT, SCHIST IS INTRUDED BY DIABASE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Aravaipa District

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 9.14M
    Overall depth 9.14M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT 30 FT WINZE 25 TO 30 FT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATED IN SANTA TERESA-TURNBULL MONTAINS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Bergquist, Joel R. U.S. Geological Survey

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