| Deposit ID | 10088905 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M899862 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ajax Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.18348, 33.20787 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 914 |
| Relative position | 4 MILES NE OF MINERAL MOUNTAIN (ELV.3351). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pinal(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mineral Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mesa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Gila(hydrologic unit)
Middle Gila(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 | 003S | 011E | 35 | SE OF SE OF SE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Argentite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | Pinal Schist | ||||
| Rock description | Pinal Schist | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -111.18348, 33.20787 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nnw Striking Vein And Fault System |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Vein Mapped As Fault S Of Mine, Open File Report 78 468 |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N40W |
| Dip | 60W |
| Thickness | 54.25M |
| Length | 944.88M |
| Width | 4.57M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1915 |
| Year of last production | 1916 |
| District name | Mineral Hill District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | B. D. Johnson, Fallen (Up To , Ralph Pomeroy |
| First year | 1953 |
| Last year | 1918 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mineral Mountain Mining And Milling Co. , Hurley New Mexico Copper Co , W. C. Smith |
| First year | 1925 |
| Last year | 1948 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 115.82M |
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M899862 |
USBM-ABGMT PRODUCTION DATA FILE
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA
BLM DISTRICT SHEET #597, SE 1/2, T. 2S, R. 11E
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 21 FOOT VEIN, 2 FEET WIDE OF SOLID GALENA. |
| 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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