The Crown Point Claim is a copper and lead mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,550 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: 3,550 Feet (1,082 Meters)
Primary Mineral: Copper, Lead
Lat, Long: 33.39222, -110.98583
Crown Point Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Crown Point ClaimSecondary: Crown Point No. 6 Claim
Commodity
Primary: CopperPrimary: Lead
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Vanadium
Location
State: ArizonaCounty: Gila
District: Miami-Inspiration District
Land Status
Land ownership: National ForestAdministrative Organization: Tonto National Forest
Holdings
Workings
Ownership
Production
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane PlateausPhysiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Orebody
Form: LINEARStructure
Type: L
Description: Thrust Plate With Pinal Schist Overlying Diabase & Whitetail Conglomerate (Post 32 M.Y.)
Description: Thrust Plate With Pinal Schist Overlying Diabase & Whitetail Conglomerate (Post 32 M.Y.)
Alterations
Rocks
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Dacite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Materials
Ore: Wulfenite
Ore: Vanadinite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment Type: Geology |
Comment: SOME CERUSSITE SURROUNDS SMALL KERNELS OF GALENA |
Comment Type: Deposit |
Comment: THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A MERGER OF ORIGINAL RECORD M002957 WITH RECORD M030510 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
References
Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: ABM FILE DATA.
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: PETERSON, 1962, USGS PP 342, P. 129.
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