| Deposit ID | 10109791 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241242 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Creek Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Old Mc Graw Property |
| Related records | 10137113 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.80569, 33.21565 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1219 |
| Relative position | 1 1/2 MILES E OF PASADENA MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gila(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
El Capitan Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Globe(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mesa(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 | Gila |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 002S | 015E | 34 | CENTER OF W2 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | DUMP SAMPLE 1976 4.18 OZ AG/TON, 2.5 PERCENT LEAD 2.3 PERCENT ZINC .027 PERCENT CU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone |
| Rock unit name | Dripping Spring Quartzite |
| Rock description | Dripping Spring Quartzite |
| (1) | -110.80569, 33.21565 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | N-S And N-W Faulting In Area, Beds Nw To Ew Trending, S Dip |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ew Trending Faults, One Ene, One Wnw. Dripping Springs Quartzite Strikes Ew, Dips 20 S |
| Strike | EW |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60-70S |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1897 |
| Year of last production | 1969 |
| District name | El Capitan District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | H-V. Mosley, W. W., Daley |
| First year | 1963 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241242 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040070613 |
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
ADMR SILVER CREEK FILE
USGS GEOLOGIC QUADRANGLE MAP GQ 1442
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN DESCRIBED IN ADMR REPORT AS 12 FT WIDE WHERE TUNNEL INTERSECTS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1982 | Gest, Don E. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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