| Deposit ID | 10102450 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M002350 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Golden Turkey Mine |
| Related records | 10234435 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.20491, 34.26811 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 945 |
| Relative position | EAST OF CLEATOR, 9 MILES S OF MAYER. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cleator(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bradshaw Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Agua Fria(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 | 010N | 001E | 01 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Result | 1935 AVERAGE ASSAYS: 2.10 OZ. AU/TON |
|---|---|
| Result | 50 OZ. AG/TON |
| Result | 4.75 % PB |
| Result | 0.75 % CU |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Rock unit name | Spud Mountain Volcanics |
| Rock description | Spud Mountain Volcanics |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| (1) | -112.20491, 34.26811 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation And Transposed Bedding In Metavolcanic Rocks Trends N-S |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Low-Angle (Less Than 40 Deg) Veins Cut Across Foliation |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | 20 SE |
| Width | 0.3M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Discoverer | Theising |
| Year of first production | 1923 |
| Year of last production | 1949 |
| District name | Black Canyon District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | G. Pye; O.S. Cassiby |
| First year | 1968 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mr. And . Manley |
| First year | 1969 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 609.6M |
| Overall depth | 152.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M002350 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040250825 |
WILSON, E.D., 1934, ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 137, P. 51.
GUITERAS, J.R., 1936, GOLD MINING AND MILLING IN THE BLACK CANYON AREA, YAVAPAI COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 6905, P. 14.
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES.
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.
ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA.
ANDERSON, 1972, USGS BULL 1345, P. 34-35.
CIMRI
U.S.B.M. I.C. 6905 , P. 17 ; A.B.M. BULL. 137 , P. 52
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT IS LOW-ANGLE QUARTZ VEIN WHICH CUTS PROTEROZOIC METAVOLCANIC ROCKS. |
| Deposit | THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D002805 OF J.W. HASLER WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1979 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1981 | Roth, Frances A. (Dewitt, Ed) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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