| Deposit ID | 10102459 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M002542 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Double Eagle Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Gold Leaf |
| Related records | 10134603 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.10521, 32.54453 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 213 |
| Relative position | SOUTHERN END OF THE WELLTON HILLS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yuma(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Wellton SE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Yuma(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
El Centro(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Gila(hydrologic unit)
Lower Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
USAF(Federal land areas administered by USAF)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yuma |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 010S | 018W | 22 | CENTER | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -114.10521, 32.54453 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Here The Gneiss Has Been Broken By Several Faults |
| General form | IRREGULAR, LENSING |
|---|---|
| Strike | N70W |
| Dip | 30 NE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | La Posa District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|---|
| Area name | Luke Air Force Range |
| Year | 1934 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1886-1934 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^1.6 Oz Au/Ton, 0.8 Oz Ag/Ton, 0.3 % Cu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 15.24M |
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M002542 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040270184 |
WILSON, E.D., 1933, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 134, P. 173
ABGMT BULL 192, P. 160
CIMRI
A.B.M. BULLETIN 134, P. 174. (8) KEITH, S.B., 1978.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1979 | Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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