The U.S. Mine is a gold mine located in Maricopa county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,402 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: 2,402 Feet (732 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 33.72222, -113.02611
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U.S. Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: U.S. Mine
Secondary: Bighorn
Secondary: Big Horn
Secondary: Furlough
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Maricopa
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Roddy Resources Arizona Inc.
Owner Name: Roddy Resources Arizona Inc.
Home Office: Vancouver, British Columbia
Years: 1992 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1987
Discovery Year: 1942
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
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: LENTICULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Silver
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Production): IN 1944 PRODUCED 1 CARLOAD PER DAY; IN 1988, PRODUCED 1000 ST/DAY.
Comment (Development): 1983-86: SURFACE DRILLING PROGRAM; UNDERGROUND BULK SAMPLING, IDENTIFICATION OF RESERVES, MINE AND HEAP LEACH DEVELOPED. OPEN PIT MINE WAS PRODUCING IN DEC. 1986.
Comment (Deposit): ORE IN CRAKS AND FRACTURES IN ANDESITE.
Comment (Workings): CYANIDE HEAP LEACH CARBON ABSORPTION OPERATION WITH A 30,000 T PER MONTH CAPACITY. OPEN PIT, SHAFT, DRIFT, DUMP LEACH.
Comment (Location): USBM REPORTS LOCATION AS 33-42-42N, 113-01-41W. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1992)
References
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, 1989, DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE MINES IN ARIZONA, INCORPORATING SAND AND GRAVEL OPERATIONS--1989-90: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY, 14 P.
Reference (Deposit): NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.
Reference (Deposit): SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: UNITED STATS BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.
Reference (Deposit): METALS ECONOMICS GROUP, 1987, A STUDY OF ACTIVE U.S. GOLD MINES: BOULDER, COLORADO, P. 73-77.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
Reference (Production): SAWYER AND OTHERS, 1992.
Reference (Reserve-Resource): NIEMUTH, 1987; SAWYER AND OTHERS, 1992; METALS ECONOMICS GROUP, 1987.
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