The Buckeye Claim is a tungsten mine located in Maricopa county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,999 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
Elevation: 2,999 Feet (914 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 33.94083, -112.52667
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Buckeye Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Buckeye Claim
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Arizona
County: Maricopa
District: White Picacho District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: E And D Hamilton And F A Sayre
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1953
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: NARROW SEAMS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: GREATER THAN 1% WO3
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Hornblende
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)
Comment (Development): 1 UNPATENTED CLAIM
Comment (Workings): 3 SHALLOW SHAFTS AND PROSPECT PITS
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION CAN BE TRACED FOR ABOUT 225 FEET. MINERALIZED ZONE CONFORMS TO SCHISTOSITY
References
Reference (Deposit): DALE, V.B., 1959, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF YUMA, MARICOPA, PINAL, AND GRAHAM COUNTIES, ARIZ.: U.S.B.M. R.I. 5516, P. 35
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Arizona Gold
"Where to Find Gold in Arizona" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in Arizona. Read more: Where to Find Gold in Arizona.
