The President is a gold and silver mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,479 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: 5,479 Feet (1,670 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 32.7292, -110.08890
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President MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: President
Secondary: President Patent M S 2792
Secondary: Now Forest Land
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Graham
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SHAFT, MAY HAVE 100-200 FT OF WORKINGS, SUNK ON QUARTZ VEIN 5-6 FT THICK, ADJACENT TO PROMINENT SHEAR ZONE, IN GRANITE. CONTINUITY OF QUARTZ VEIN NOT EVIDENT AT SURFACE. A SELECT SAMPLE OF A QUARTZ STOCKPILE CONTAINING DISSEMINATED PYRITE AND PYRITE STRINGERS ASSAYED 1.32 OZ/ST GOLD AND 9.0 OZ/ST SILVER.
References
Reference (Deposit): PEAK QUAD, GRAHAM COUNTY, ARIZONA: USGS MISC FIELD
Reference (Deposit): STUDIES MAP MF-1083, SCALE 1:24,000.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BLUE JAY PEAK QUAD
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DISTRICT SHEET 770
Reference (Deposit): BROWN, S. D., 1993, MINERAL APPRAISAL OF THE CORONADO
Reference (Deposit): NATIONAL FOREST, PART 1, PINALENO-GREASEWOOD MOUNTAINS
Reference (Deposit): UNIT, GRAHAM COUNTY, ARIZONA: USBM OPEN-FILE REPORT 8-93,
Reference (Deposit): 76 P.
Reference (Deposit): BERQUIST, J. R., RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BLUE JAY
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