| Deposit ID | 10210810 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M000244 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0040210596 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | L.S.And A.Lake Superior and Az. |
| Alternate or previous names | Golden Eagle, Monarch Vein, Patented Claims M S 2994, Patented Claims M S 2860, Queen Creek-Magma Mine, Superior Manganese, Lake Superior and Arizona, Gold Eagle |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.0901, 33.29819 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 892 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pinal(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Superior(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mesa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Gila(hydrologic unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Tonto National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pinal |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 001 S | 012 E | 36 | S2 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Unknown |
| Chrysocolla | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Limonite | Unknown |
| Malachite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Silver | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -111.0901, 33.29819 |
|---|
| Strike | N00E | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 30E | ||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 6M | ||||||||||||||||
| Width | 1.8M | ||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 427M | ||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1904 |
| District name | Superior |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tobacco Root Mining Co., Inc. |
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Geyer, Mining Engineer |
| Year | 1987 |
| Year | 1905 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Ore At 31.6% Cu, 2.2 Tr Oz/St Au 13 Carloads Of Ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1907-1941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | 1907-1941 39416 Tr Oz Au, 1641000 Lb Cu, 73842 Tr Oz Ag | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040210596 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M000244 | MAS references MRDS |
PROPERTY EXTENS INTO SEC 35
ADMR L.S.AND A. MINE FILE
JONES,E L.JR AND F L RANSOM,USGS BULL 710-D,PP159,163
RANSOME,F L,USGS 540-D,PP7,8,19
SHORT,M N ET AL,ABM BULL 151,PP,62-63,135-139,15
FARNHAM,L.L.ET AL,USBM IC 7990,1961,PP124,126,134-136
USGS SUPERIOR QUAD
ADMR MAGMA COPPER CO.MISCELLANEOUS #1 FILE
ELSING,M.J.AND E.S.HEINEMAN,USGS BULL 140,1939,P99
AMJ JULY 1922 P 35
ADMR U FILE
WILSON,E D AZ LODE GOLD MINES AND GOLD MINING ABM BUL 137
1967 P 169-170
ADMR FILES
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-SEP-91 | ADMR | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
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