Vulture Mine

Past Producer in Maricopa county in Arizona, United States with commodity Gold
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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10210213
MRDS ID M003317
MAS/MILS ID 0040130889
Record type Site
Current site name Vulture Mine
Alternate or previous names Vulture Placer
Related records 10027543

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -112.83575, 33.82146 (WGS84)
Elevation 610
Location accuracy 5000(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 25 NWSESE Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -112.83575, 33.82146

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Palmer, H. R.
    Year 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AZ BUREAU OF MINES, 1932, BULL 168.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-MAR-1988 Sbh 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)

StatusIntermittent since 07/23/2025
MSHA mine ID0203344
Mine name (MSHA)Vulture Mine
Current operatorVulture Peak Holding LLC
Current controller (parent)Jon Shipley
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (297 m, 1.00 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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