Paydirt

Producer in Maricopa county in Arizona, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Molybdenum, Silver
Sections on this page
  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 10113348
MAS/MILS ID 0040130476
Record type Site
Current site name Paydirt

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -112.86265, 33.83566 (WGS84)
Elevation 683
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Maricopa(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Vulture Mine(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Phoenix North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Phoenix(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hassayampa(hydrologic unit)

Lower Gila-Agua Fria(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management AZ)

Bureau of Land Management AZ BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Maricopa

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 006 N 006 W 26 NESENW Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary
Molybdenum Secondary
Silver Secondary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Late and middle Pleistocene surficial deposits

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Housley, T.
    ID 202046
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ADDING PILOT PLANT VAT & HEAP LEACHING CIRCUIT WITH CARBON

  • Deposit

    ABSORBTION TO SMALL CYANIDE PLANT

  • Deposit

    USGS 15 VULTURE MTNS MAP

  • Deposit

    ADMR PAYDIRT FILE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-FEB-84 ADMR U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 08/03/1984
MSHA mine ID0202046
Mine name (MSHA)Pay Dirt
Current operatorJohn O Clay Exploration Inc
Current controller (parent)Clay John O
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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