| Deposit ID | 10104089 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241378 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Delta Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Max Delta, Ace |
| Related records | 10162241 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.09823, 33.32897 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 546 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 2 MILES FROM SUMMIT OF SOUTH MOUNTAIN (LOCATION OF TV TOWERS). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Maricopa(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lone Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Phoenix South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Phoenix(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Gila(hydrologic unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Maricopa |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 001S | 003E | 19 | NW OF SW OF NW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Telegraph Pass Granite And South Mountains Granodiorite | ||||
| Rock description | Telegraph Pass Granite And South Mountains Granodiorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Estrella Gneiss |
| Rock description | Estrella Gneiss |
| (1) | Early Proterozoic granitic rocks |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | North-Northwest-Striking Dikes And Fractures |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | North-Northwest Fractures, Strong Local Disturbance On Fractures |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 60 W |
| Dip | 5ONE |
| Thickness | 2.44M |
| Depth to bottom | 91.44M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1895 |
| Year of first production | 1913 |
| Year of last production | 1942 |
| District name | Salt River Mountains District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Flagg, A. L. |
| First year | 1953 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mc Lean, C. E. |
| First year | 1953 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mc Intosh, H. B. |
| First year | 1953 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 152.4M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241378 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040130249 |
ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 137, P. 166-167.
ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 140, P. 94.
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES.
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.
ADMR FILE DATA.
REYNOLDS, S.J., 1982, GEOLOGY AND GEOCHRONOLOGY OF THE SOUTH MOUNTAINS, CENTRAL ARIZONA: TUCSON, UNIV. OF ARIZONA PH. D. DISSERTATION, 220 P.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DELTA VEIN SYSTEM CONSISTS OF 3 INTERSECTING VEINS WITH STRIKE AND DIPS OF N 60 W 5ONE, N 30 W 6ONE, N 10 W 20 TO 40 NE; WEST DELTA VEIN SYSTEM STRIKES NW ALSO BUT DIPS SW STOCK WORKS UP TO 8 FT WIDE ARE QUARTZ RICH. COARSE GRAYISH WHITE QUARTZ WITH IRREGULAR BUNCHES AND DISSEMINATIONS OF PYRITE. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1890'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1982 | Roth, Frances A. (Gest, Don E.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1995 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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