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Mossback

Past Producer in Mohave county in Arizona, United States with commodities Beryllium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Quartz, Silver
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  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 10234386
MRDS ID M004529
MAS/MILS ID 0040150218
Record type Site
Current site name Mossback
Alternate or previous names Mossback Group, Alice B, Mossback Extension Mine, Ida Mine, Gladys Mine, Gold Reed Mining Co.
Related records 10027927

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -114.40941, 35.09672 (WGS84)
Elevation 732
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mohave(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Oatman(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Davis Dam(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kingman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Havasu-Mohave Lakes(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Mohave

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 020 N 020 W 28 NENWNE Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Secondary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Gold Primary
Quartz Secondary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -114.40941, 35.09672
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Charles H Burlock
    Interest 80
    Home office California
    Year 1917
  • Type Owner
    Owner Moss Back Mining Co.
    Interest 20
    Home office California
    Year 1917

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS 7 1/2 OATMAN MAP

  • Deposit

    BLM DISTRICT MAP

  • Deposit

    HOUSEHOLDER MAP

  • Deposit

    ARIZ.DEPT MIN.RES.MOHAVE CARD FILE

  • Deposit

    RANSOME,F.L.,USGS BULL.743,MAP,30-50

  • Deposit

    ADMR MOSSBACK GROUP MINE FILE

  • Deposit

    CUNNINGHAM&BUTLER,AZBM BULL 137,P98-99

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER,F.C.,USGS BULL.397,168-170

  • Deposit

    ADMR UNITED EASTERN MINE FILE,HAFF&COWELL MAP

  • Deposit

    GARDNER,E.D.,IC6901P33-36

  • Deposit

    ARIZ MINING JOURNAL VOL 3 NO 1 6/19 P.72-73.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-83 ADMR U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references

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Authoritative Arizona resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.