The Greaterville Placer Deposits is a gold mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,184 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: 5,184 Feet (1,580 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 31.7583, -110.74170
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Greaterville Placer Deposits MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Greaterville Placer Deposits
Secondary: Kentucky
Secondary: Graham
Secondary: Boston
Secondary: Empire
Secondary: Louisiana
Secondary: Harshaw
Secondary: Hughes
Secondary: Nigger
Secondary: St. Louis
Secondary: Ophir
Secondary: Los Pozos
Secondary: Colorado
Secondary: Chispa
Secondary: Sucker Gulches
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Greaterville District
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
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: Private Lease
Type: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Year: 1927
Time Period: 1874-1927
Description: 1874-1927 29,000 Oz Au And 6,000 Oz Ag
Deposit
Record Type: District
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer, Alluvial
Operation Type: Surface
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PLACER DEPOSITS PRIMARILY IN OPHIR, LOUISIANA, SUCKER, KENTUCKY BOSTON, HUGHES, AND EMPIRE GULCHES AND TRIBUTARIES.
References
Reference (Deposit): Keith, S.B., 1974 , Index Of Mining Properties In Pima County, Arizona: Arizona Bureau Of Mines Bulletin 189, P. 121.
Reference (Deposit): Schrader, F.C., 1915, USGS Bulletin 582, P. 158.
Reference (Deposit): Hill, J.M., 1910, In Hayes And Lindgren, USGS Bulletin 430, P. 11.
Reference (Deposit): Cox, L.J., 1994, In USGS Circular 1103-B, P. 53.
Reference (Deposit): Arizona Bureau Of Mines Bulletin 142, P. 53.
Reference (Deposit): Johnson, M.G., 1972, Placer Gold Deposits Of Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1355, 103 P.
Reference (Deposit): Wilson, E.D., 1952 , Arizona Gold Placers And Placering (Fifth Edition Revised): Arizona Bureau Of Mines Bulletin 160, P. 72-76.
Reference (Deposit): Orris, G.J., And Bliss, J.D., 1985, Geologic And Grade-Volume Data On 330 Gold Placer Deposits: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 85-213, 172 P.
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