| Deposit ID | 10088895 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800345 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gold Basis Mine |
| Related records | 10259591 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.41657, 34.46199 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2134 |
| Relative position | 0.7 MILES WEST 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)
Hassayampa(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 | 002W | 36 | CENTER OF W2 OF E2 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| 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) | -112.41657, 34.46199 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation In Precambrian 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 | N5W |
| Dip | STEEP |
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1901 |
| Year of last production | 1940 |
| District name | Groom Creek District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bob O'Brien |
| First year | 1934 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 99.06M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800345 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040250779 |
USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE DATA
U.S.B.M. DISTRICT SHEET #248
YAVAPAI MAGAZINE, 1918, VOL VI, NO 7, P.4
USGS GEOLOGIC MAP GQ-997
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1981 | Laraba, Peter (Dewitt, Ed) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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