| Deposit ID | 10102573 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M004297 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wildflower Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Sabronje Shoot, Sabronje Drift, Anaconda Tunnel |
| Related records | 10161607 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.35574, 34.22922 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2164 |
| Relative position | 2 MILES NW OF CROWN KING |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Crown King(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 | 001W | 10 | NW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ( 1922 ) 6 OZ. AG/TON, 2 1/2 % CU, 12 % ZN, $ 1.20 AU/TON |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Tower Mountain Metagabbro (Informal Name) | ||||||||
| Rock description | Tower Mountain Metagabbro (Informal Name) | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| (1) | -112.35574, 34.22922 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Foliation Trends N25e |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Veins Parallel Regional Foliation |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 146.3M |
| Length | 1341.12M |
| Width | 1.52M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1917 |
| Year of first production | 1917 |
| Year of last production | 1919 |
| District name | Tiger District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Golden Crown Mining Co. |
| First year | 1957 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1341.12M |
| Overall depth | 213.36M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M004297 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040251603 |
USGS BULL 782, P. 167.
ELSING, M.J., AND HEINEMAN, R.E., 1936, ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 140, P. 101.
SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.
CIMRI
A.B.M. BULLETIN 140 , P. 101 .
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FISSURE VEIN WITH QUARTZ-SULFIDE FILLING FOUND IN MIXED QUARTZ-DIORITE, QUARTZ PORPHYRY, AND AMPHIBOLITE COUNTRY ROCK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1979 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1981 | Laraba, Peter (Dewitt, Ed) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1993 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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