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Mercury Group

Past Producer in Maricopa county in Arizona, United States with commodities Mercury, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103806
MRDS ID M055597
Record type Site
Current site name Mercury Group
Alternate or previous names Porterie Group
Related records 10210266

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.04045, 33.56729 (WGS84)
Elevation 4267
Relative position 2 MILES N OF SQUAW PEAK SUMMIT.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Maricopa(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sunnyslope(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Phoenix North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Phoenix(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Salt(hydrologic unit)

Salt(hydrologic accounting unit)

Salt(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Maricopa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 002N 003E 27;26 SE OF S2 (27); W2 (26) Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • IN PHOENIX MOUNTAINS, MINE NOT LOCATED ON QUAD, DESCREPENCY BETWEEN SOURCES ABOUT LOCATION. USED LOCATION OF BLM CLAIM SHEET 71. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary
Copper Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CU OXIDES OCCUR AS THIN FILMS.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore
Calcite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue

Analytical data

Result ASSAY ON MERCURY CLAIM SHOWS 1.47 PCT HG. DUMP MATERIAL ASSAYED 0.11 PCT. HG. MATERIAL ON JUPITER CLAIM DUMP ASSAYED 0.22 PCT. HG.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.04045, 33.56729
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 50 E
    Dip 70 SE
    Width 0.46M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Paralleling Schistosity, And Brecciated Areas

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discoverer Henry Porterie, J.A. Porterie

Mining district

District name Phoenix Mountains District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Porterie Mining Co.

Production statistics

  • Year 1960
    Period To 1960
    Material HG
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^8 Lb/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Mercury Mercury 253g/mt

Comments on the workings information

  • MERCURY CLAIM HAS TWO SHAFTS, 12 AND 65 FT. DEEP, ONE OPENCUT 15 FT. DEEP. JUPITER HAS ONE 18 FT SHAFT. AND 3 TUNNELS. OF 35, 42, AND 20 FT., ONE 6 FT. WINZE, TWO OPENCUTS 10 AND 12 FT DEEP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ARIZ. BUREAU MINES, 1927, BULL. 122.

  • Deposit

    BAILEY, E.H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES

  • Deposit

    BLM SHEET 71

  • Production

    USBM UNPUB DATA

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CINNABAR OCCURS IN VERY SMALL VEINS AND LENSES. STRIKE AND DIP GIVEN ABOVE ARE FOR MERCURY CLAIM. JUPITER CLAIM SHOWS STRIKE N 22 E AND DIPPING 45 SE.
Deposit MERCURY GROUP CONSISTS OF 11 CLAIMS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1973 Bergquist, Joel R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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