| Deposit ID | 10209972 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M001287 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0040110058 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Aricana Mining Corp |
| Alternate or previous names | Amax Inc., Polaris Group, Parrot Group, King Mtn. Group, Victory Mining Co, Golden Eagle and Phonolite Tunnel, Evans Point Gold Placers |
| Related records | 10108994 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.29375, 33.1168 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1676 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Greenlee(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Clifton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Clifton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Clifton(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Francisco(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper 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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Greenlee |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 003 S | 029 E | 25 | S2 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Main Entrance (1) | Mississippian, Devonian, and Cambrian sedimentary rocks |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Banner Mining Co. |
| Home office | Arizona |
| Year | 1962 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Amax Inc. |
| Home office | Colorado |
| Year | 1980 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Essex |
| Home office | Indiana |
| Year | 1980 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040110058 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M001287 | MAS references MRDS |
PATENTED MINING CLAIMS EXTEND INTO SECTIONS 35,36,31.,2,1,6
11,12,7 (31 16 IN R30E T 3S) (6 AND 7 ARE IN R30E T4S)
USGS CLIFTON QUAD
ADMR POLARIS GROUP FILE
ADMR U FILE
ADMR INFO
SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW'THE STORY OF BANNER MINING CO'FEB 22
1969
DOCKET 36 DEC 7 1970 P 282-292 BANNER AMAX TO ESSEX,GREENLEE
COUNTY RECORDERS OFFICE-ELIZABETH TEA
COE AND VAN LOO CONSULTING ENGINEERS FILE
BLM MINING DISTRICT SHEET 848,847,839,837,838
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-NOV-83 | ADMR | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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