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Big Jim

Occurrence in Mohave county in Arizona, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10259484
MRDS ID M004495
MAS/MILS ID 0040150095
Record type Site
Current site name Big Jim
Related records 10027919

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -114.4141, 35.02892 (WGS84)
Elevation 732
Location accuracy 1000(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)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Mohave

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 019 N 020 W 16 S2 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -114.4141, 35.02892
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner United Eastern Mining Co.
    Year 1922
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Big Jim Mines Inc.
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1930

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS 7 1/2 OATMAN MAP

  • Deposit

    HOUSEHOLDER MAP (ADMR)

  • Deposit

    ADMR UNITED EASTERN MINE FILE,HAFF&COLWELL MAP

  • Deposit

    WEED,W.H.,THE MINES HANDBOOK VOL.X111 (1918)P480-81

  • Deposit

    WEED,W.H.,THE MINES HANDBOOK VOL.XII(1916),P215-216

  • Deposit

    WEED,W.H.,THE MINES HANDBOOK VOL.XV(1922),P223

  • Deposit

    FOSTER,T.C.,21ST ANNUAL REPT.OF AZ.STATE MINE INSPECTOR,P5,

  • Deposit

    11

  • Deposit

    BOLIN,G.H.,6TH ANNUAL REPT.OF AZ STATE MINE INSPECTOR,P8,25

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-DEC-96 ADMR U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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