The Wedge Claim No 2 is a lead mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,875 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: 4,875 Feet (1,486 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 33.8169, -110.48640
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Wedge Claim No 2 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wedge Claim No 2
Secondary: Wedge Lead Group
Secondary: Louisville
Secondary: Grand Duke
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Vanadium
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
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: Greenhaw,L
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1943
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
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
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS OAK CANYON QUAD
Reference (Deposit): ADMR WEDGE CLAIM NO 2 FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR V FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR TABLE MOUNTAIN MINE FILE
Reference (Deposit): A L FLAGG VANADIUM BOOK IV AND VIII
Reference (Deposit): ADMR U FILE
Reference (Deposit): SIMONS,FRANK S GEOLOGY OF THE KLONDYKE QUAD GRAHAM AND PINAL
Reference (Deposit): CO PP 461 1964 P 150-151
Reference (Deposit): ELEVATORSKI,E A AZ INDUSTRIAL MINERALS 1980 P 53
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