| Deposit ID | 10102466 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M002730 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Grand Pacific Claim |
| Alternate or previous names | Mardun, White Mesa, Navajo Pacific, Zontelli Western |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.44602, 36.62973 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1859 |
| Relative position | 11.5 MILES EAST OF HIGHWAY 89 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Coconino(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dead Monkey Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Glen Canyon Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Marble Canyon(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Lake Powell(hydrologic unit)
Upper Colorado-Dirty Devil(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Colorado-Dirty Devil(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Coconino |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 037N | 009E | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Result | 12 CHANNEL SAMPLES PRODUCED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: 6 SAMPLES PRODUCING 0.23 OZ. AG AND 1.02 % CU, 3 SAMPLES PRODUCING 0.18 OZ. AG AND 0.82 % CU, 3 SAMPLES PRODUCING 0.21 OZ. AG AND 0.44 % CU, AVERAGE OF 0.82 % CU. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||
| Rock unit name | Host Rock Type Is Referred To As The Navajo Sandstone | ||
| Rock description | Host Rock Type Is Referred To As The Navajo Sandstone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -111.44602, 36.62973 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | 10 Mi E Of Echo Cliffs Monocline |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 12.19M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1967 |
| Year | 1955 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | - 1955 | ||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE CU | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^0.74 % Cu | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1955 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 7374000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M002730 |
MAYO, E. B., 1955 , METILLIFEROUS MINERALS AND MINERAL FUELS, MINERAL RESOURCES, NAVAJO-HOPI INDIAN RESERVATION, ARIZONA-UTAH, VOLUME I, P. 19 - 32 .
USBM CARD FILES.
ADMR MARDUN MINE FILE
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.
MAYO, 1955
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE INFORMATION FOUND UNDER RESERVES AND POTENTIAL RESOURCES; DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSIT (EXCLUDING HOST ROCK TYPE); AND MAIN AND MINOR ORE MINERALS ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WHOLE WHITE MESA MINING DISTRICT. GRAND PACIFIC CLAIM BEING JUST ONE OF THE CLAIMS THAT COMPRISE THIS DISTRICT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | AREA OF MINERALIZED BODY EQUALS 350,000 SQ. FT. COPPER MINERALS COAT SANDSTONE GRAINS AND REPLACE CEMENTING MATERIAL. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1979 | Bright, Daniel (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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