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Greaterville Placer Deposits

Past Producer in Pima county in Arizona, United States with commodities Gold, 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10259524
MRDS ID M002091
MAS/MILS ID 0040190240
Record type District
Current site name Greaterville Placer Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -110.74238, 31.75843 (WGS84)
Elevation 1580
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Empire Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fort Huachuca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rillito(hydrologic unit)

Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Coronado National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 019 S 016 E 17 - 19 and 29 - 31 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -110.74238, 31.75843
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Mining district

District name Greaterville District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Production statistics

  • Year 1927
    Period 1874-1927
    Description 1874-1927 29,000 Oz Au And 6,000 Oz Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Silver Silver 186620.88g
    Major Gold Gold 902000.94g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Johnson, M.G., 1972, Placer Gold Deposits Of Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1355, 103 P.

  • Deposit

    Wilson, E.D., 1952 , Arizona Gold Placers And Placering (Fifth Edition Revised): Arizona Bureau Of Mines Bulletin 160, P. 72-76.

  • Deposit

    Keith, S.B., 1974 , Index Of Mining Properties In Pima County, Arizona: Arizona Bureau Of Mines Bulletin 189, P. 121.

  • Deposit

    Schrader, F.C., 1915, USGS Bulletin 582, P. 158.

  • Deposit

    Hill, J.M., 1910, In Hayes And Lindgren, USGS Bulletin 430, P. 11.

  • Deposit

    Cox, L.J., 1994, In USGS Circular 1103-B, P. 53.

  • Deposit

    Arizona Bureau Of Mines Bulletin 142, P. 53.

  • Deposit

    Orris, G.J., And Bliss, J.D., 1985, Geologic And Grade-Volume Data On 330 Gold Placer Deposits: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 85-213, 172 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLACER DEPOSITS PRIMARILY IN OPHIR, LOUISIANA, SUCKER, KENTUCKY BOSTON, HUGHES, AND EMPIRE GULCHES AND TRIBUTARIES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-OCT-1994 Intermountain Field Operations Center (IFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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