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Big Reef

Past Producer in Yavapai county in Arizona, United States with commodities Beryllium, Mica
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10113146
MAS/MILS ID 0040250207
Record type Site
Current site name Big Reef
Alternate or previous names Green Dragon

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -112.48434, 33.96116 (WGS84)
Elevation 1036
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yavapai(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Garfias Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Phoenix North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Phoenix(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

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Yavapai

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 007 N 002 W 08 C SE Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Primary
Mica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -112.48434, 33.96116
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mineral Mountain Mining Co
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1972

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS GARFIUS QUAD

  • Deposit

    ADMR BIG REEF MINING CO FILE

  • Deposit

    MEEVES H C ETAL RECON OF BERYLLIUM-BEARING PEPMATITE DEPOSIT

  • Deposit

    USBM IC 8298 P 21

  • Deposit

    AZBM BULL 180 MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF AZ 196P P 107,

  • Deposit

    400 AND 402

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-83 ADMR U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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