| Deposit ID | 10102544 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M003929 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Guadalupe Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Moreno, Gold Nugget |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.048, 33.67978 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 549 |
| Relative position | 11 MILES EAST OF QUARTZITE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Paz(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Plomosa Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Blythe(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salton Sea(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Tyson Wash(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management AZ)
Bureau of Land Management AZ BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | La Paz |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 004N | 018W | 19,25 | CENTER OF E2 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrargyrite | Ore |
| Siderite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -114.048, 33.67978 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | S25E |
| Dip | VERT |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Southern Plomosa District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Year | 1951 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1935-1951 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^1 Oz Au/Ton, 2 Oz Ag/Ton, 1 % Pb, 0.1 % Cu. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M003929 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040270212 |
BANCROFT, HOWLAND; 1911; ORE DEPOSITS IN NORTHERN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: U.S.G.S. BULLETIN 451, P. 89
KEITH, S.B., 1978, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 192, P. 168
U.S.G.S. BULL. 451, P. 89 (8) KEITH, S.B., 1978, P. 168
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1979 | Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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