The American Flag Mine is a silver and copper mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,692 feet.
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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: 4,692 Feet (1,430 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 32.575, -110.73333
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American Flag Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: American Flag Mine
Secondary: Lovejoy
Secondary: Bearcat
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Oracle District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Burnett, Ed
Years: 1958 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1901
Year Last Production: 1961
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
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: 1 To 1 1/2 Miles N Of Wnw Trending Mogul Fault, Prec Diabase And Aplite In Nw Trending Dikes
Type: L
Description: Ne Trending Fault Mapped Through Mine Area
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diabase
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SEE BEAR CAT GROUP, FOR CLAIMS WHICH PRODUCED MO, W AND V. THESE CLAIMS ARE THE SAME GROUP AS THE AMERICAN FLAG. HOWEVER THE CU-AG-PB PRODUCING MINE IS DIFFERENT FROM THE MO-W-V PRODUCER DESCRIBED SEPARATELY. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Development): OPERATORS INCLUDED J.D. BURGESS AND HAZEL BURNETT. CLAIMS EXTEND NORTHWARD INTO SECTION 5. WORKINGS DESCRIBED ARE PROBABLY THOSE ON SILVER LODE CLAIM.
Comment (Workings): INCLINED SHAFT 165 FT LONG, 100 FT OF DRIFTING AND STOPES AT 75 FT LEVEL
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION RELATED TO LCRET-TERT GRANODIORITE INTRUSION PERIOD. YOUNGER PORPHYRIES ARE FOUND 2 TO 3 MILES NORTH OF MINE, AND 2 MILES SOUTH, SOUTH OF THE MOGUL FAULT.
Comment (Location): USBM GIVES SAME UTM EASTING BUT GIVES UTM NORTHING AS 3604722. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)
References
Reference (Deposit): ADMR AMERICAN FLAG MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 1218, 1967
Reference (Deposit): ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
Reference (Deposit): USBM FILE DATA CLUSTER #481
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