Patented Claim M S 2052

The Patented Claim M S 2052 is a lead, copper, gold, and silver mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,638 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: Patented Claim M S 2052

State:  Arizona

County:  Pinal

Elevation: 3,638 Feet (1,109 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 33.3303, -111.08690

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Patented Claim M S 2052 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Patented Claim M S 2052
Secondary: White Horse
Secondary: Silver King
Secondary: Patented Claim M S 461
Secondary: Patented Claim M S 462
Secondary: Patented Claim M S 2161
Secondary: Silver King Mining Co Property
Secondary: Fortuna
Secondary: Last Chance
Secondary: California
Secondary: Seventy Four


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Zinc


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Pioneer


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

Type: Patented


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Reynolds, John
Info Year: 1987

Owner Name: Dick Lobb And Grace Middleton
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1982


Production

Year: 1928
Time Period: 1918-1928
Description: 1918-1928 232764 Tr Oz Ag
Year: 1889
Time Period: 1875-1889
Description: 1875-1889 5943000 Tr Oz Ag


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1877
Discovery Year: 1875
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

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Unknown: Anglesite
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Siderite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Stromeyerite
Unknown: Tetrahedrite
Unknown: Copper
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Cuprite
Unknown: Argentite
Unknown: Azurite
Unknown: Barite
Unknown: Bornite
Unknown: Cerargyrite
Unknown: Chalcocite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Covellite
Unknown: Silver


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): FARNHAM,L.L.ET AL,USBM IC7990,1961,FIG.18,P126

Reference (Deposit): ELSING,M.J.,AND E.S.HEINEMAN,USGS BULL.140,1939,P99

Reference (Deposit): GALBRAITH,FREDERIC GEOLOGY OF THE SILVER KING AREA,SUPERIOR,

Reference (Deposit): AZ THESIS PHD U OF A 1935

Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA MNG.JOUR.JULY 1,1922 P 37

Reference (Deposit): ADMR U FILE

Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILES

Reference (Deposit): HINTON,RICHARD J 1000 OLD AZ MINES 72-73

Reference (Deposit): DUNNING,CHARLES H SILVER 1966 P 113-121

Reference (Deposit): DUNNING,CHARLES H ROCK TO RICHES 1959 P 116-118

Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DIST SHEET 608

Reference (Deposit): ADMR MAGMA COPPER CO FILE

Reference (Deposit): USGS SUPERIOR QUAD

Reference (Deposit): ADMR SILVER KING MINE FILE

Reference (Deposit): RANSOME,F.L.,USGS 540-D,PP3-7,20-22

Reference (Deposit): JONES,E.L JR AND F L RANSOME,USGS BULL.710-D,P159

Reference (Deposit): SHORT,M N.ET AL,ABM BULL.151,P7,11-13,139-154


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