| Deposit ID | 10186398 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800040 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0040251231 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kay |
| Alternate or previous names | Patented Claims 3512 and 3743, Marietta,Patented, Diorite,Patented, Harriet,Patented, Buckeye,Patented |
| Related records | 10048069 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.16043, 34.06036 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 604 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yavapai(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Black Canyon City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bradshaw Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Prescott(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Yavapai |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 008 N | 002 E | 04 | W2E2 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Tetrahedrite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -112.16043, 34.06036 |
|---|
| Strike | N20E | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 70W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 457M | ||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 457M | ||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 30M | ||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | Yes |
| Year of first production | 1910 |
| District name | Kay District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Patented |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Del Harvey |
| Year | 1966 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | 4 Bar Mining Co. |
| Year | 1968 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Exxon Minerals Co. |
| Year | 1981 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040251231 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800040 | MAS references MRDS |
CLAIMS EXTEND INTO E2E2SW OF SEC.4 AND N2 OF SEC.9
USGS BLACK CANYON CITY QUAD
BLM MINING DIST SHEET 32
ADMR KAY COPPER MINE FILE
LINDGREN W ORE DEPOSITS OF THE JEROME AND BRADSHAW MTNS QUAD
USGS BULL 782 1926 P 155
ARIZONA MINING JOURNAL SEPT 1917 P 15
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 06-JAN-97 | ADMR | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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