The Josh Billings Claims is a copper mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,249 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: 4,249 Feet (1,295 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 33.42028, -110.78361
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Josh Billings Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Josh Billings Claims
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Miami-Inspiration 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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: LINEAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: At The Southwest End Of Buffalo Hill, Displacement Of The Base Of The Troy Quartzite Indicates That The Throw On The Vein Fault Is About 50 Feet.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): THE VEIN WAS EXPLORED DURING THE EARLY DAYS OF THE DISTRICT BY THREE ADITS.
Comment (Deposit): UNLIKE THE BUFFALO VEIN, THE JOSH BILLINGS VEIN IS POORLY MINERALIZED.
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION FOR THIS MINE PROBABLY INCLUDED IN THE PRODUCTION DATA FOR THE OLD DOMINION MINE (UNITED GLOBE)
References
Reference (Deposit): PETERSON, N.P., 1962, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GLOBE-MIAMI DISTRICT, ARIZONA: USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 342, P. 104.
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 12, P. 152.
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