Tribal Claims

The Tribal Claims is a gold mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,199 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Tribal Claims

State:  Arizona

County:  Graham

Elevation: 3,199 Feet (975 Meters)

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 33.21194, -110.08944

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Tribal Claims MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Tribal Claims


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper


Location

State: Arizona
County: Graham


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1920
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAY GRAB SAMPLE: 0.01 OZ AU/TON, 0.4 OZ. AG/TON, 2.27 % CU


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW OPEN CUTS AND PITS.

Comment (Geology): VEIN HAS SHARP CONTACT WITH CLAY GOUGE OF FAULT, BUT IS IRREGULAR IN CONTACT WITH LIMESTONE.


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1027-N, P. 636


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