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Big Dome Senora Promontorio Group

Past Producer in Yuma county in Arizona, United States with commodities Lead, 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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10283800
MRDS ID M001817
MAS/MILS ID 0040270028
Record type Site
Current site name Big Dome Senora Promontorio Group
Related records 10098207

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -114.16888, 33.03287 (WGS84)
Elevation 466
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yuma(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Castle Dome Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Trigo Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Salton Sea(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Gila(hydrologic unit)

Lower Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

FWS(Federal land areas administered by FWS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Yuma

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 004 S 019 W 36 C SE Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Unknown
Cerussite Unknown
Fluorite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -114.16888, 33.03287
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N20W
    Dip 50E
    Thickness 0.6M
    Length 300M
    Width 20M
    Area 8HA
    Depth to top 1M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 FISSURE VEIN
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SERICITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 PROPYLITIC
    Strike And Dip N20W:50E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 8
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Castle Dome District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Phinoclade Modesti Of Albuquerque New Mexico (Pat Claim)
    Home office New Mexico
    Year 1976
  • Type Operator
    Owner G. And S Minerals Corp Of Pine Valley Calif
    Home office California
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner Beryl Strong Of Yuma Az (Unpatented Big Dome Claim)
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HAURY P S USBM RPT ON AZ LEAD CO JULY 1945 FROM USBM FILES

  • Deposit

    PHELPS H D FLUOR PB AG MINES CASTLE DOME DIST WAR MINS RPT O

  • Deposit

    WILSON E D GEOL & MIN DEP SOUTH YUMA CO AZ BUR MINES BULL 13

  • Deposit

    WILSON E D AZ ZN PB DEP AZ BUR BULL 156 1950 PP 98 115

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OCT 75 BEST FLUORSPAR POTENTIAL IN DISTRICT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Arizona Department Of Mineral Resources U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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