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Gila Monster Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10283209
MRDS ID M050626
MAS/MILS ID 0040190634
Record type Site
Current site name Gila Monster Mine
Related records 10039672

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -111.12129, 32.29591 (WGS84)
Elevation 823
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jaynes(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Silver Bell Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Santa Cruz(hydrologic unit)

Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 013 S 012 E 16 NWSWSE Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -111.12129, 32.29591
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Donald Detato
    Interest 100
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STATE OF ARIZONA LAND DEPT MINERAL LEASE LIST 1979 (LEASE

  • Deposit

    (3 49164)

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.