Booker T. Washington Claim

The Booker T. Washington Claim is a lead mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,049 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: Booker T. Washington Claim  

State:  Arizona

County:  Graham

Elevation: 5,049 Feet (1,539 Meters)

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 32.97639, -110.34417

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Booker T. Washington Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Booker T. Washington Claim


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Arizona
County: Graham
District: Aravaipa District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: TABULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Block Faults Trending Nnw, Minor Pre-Cretaceous E & Ne Trending Fol Ds


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pennsylvanian

Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Wulfenite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Amethyst


Comments

Comment (Workings): 20 FT SHAFT, 1 PIT

Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A MERGER OF ORIGINAL RECORD M050084 WITH RE CORD M030456 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE; CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEOD ORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Production): NO INFORMATION ON PRODUCTION, IF ANY


References

Reference (Deposit): SIMONS, 1964, USGS PP 461, 173 P.

Reference (Deposit): ROSS, 1925, USGS BULL 763, 120 P.

Reference (Deposit): DENTON, 1947, USBM RI 4007.

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, 1950, ABM BULL 156, P. 51

Reference (Production): SIMONS, 1964


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