The Grand Prize Mine is a gold and copper mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,098 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: 5,098 Feet (1,554 Meters)
Primary Mineral: Gold, Copper
Lat, Long: 34.35083, -111.36972
Grand Prize Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Grand Prize MineSecondary: Buckhorn
Secondary: Buck
Commodity
Primary: GoldPrimary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: ArizonaCounty: Gila
District: Green Valley District
Land Status
Land ownership: National ForestHoldings
Workings
Type: UndergroundOwnership
Production
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1956
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1885
Year Last Production: 1956
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Structure
Alterations
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Role: Host
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Materials
Ore: Copper
Comments
Comment Type: Location |
Comment: EAST BANK OF SHANNON GULCH, 1 MILE SOUTH OF CONTROL ROAD. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1976) |
Comment Type: Workings |
Comment: ONE 100 FOOT SHAFT; ONE 208 FOOT SHAFT; ONE DRIFT RUN 90 FEET EAST AND 30 FT WEST, STOPING TO THE SURFACE; 2 ADITS, #1 IS 60 FEET LONG, #2 IS 200 FEET LONG. |
Comment Type: Geology |
Comment: SEE CONWAY, 1976, FOR REGIONAL GEOLOGY |
Comment Type: Development |
Comment: 12 CLAIMS IN 1956, OPERATORS INCLUDED WALTER L. LOVELADY, TOM RUSSELL, SNELL MINING COMPANY, 1935, MACK PHILLIPS,1940. |
References
Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: ABGMT BUCK MINE FILE.
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: ABGMT/USBM PRODUCTION DATA
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: CONWAY, C. M. 1976, PETROLOTY, STRUCTURE AND EVOLUTION OF A PRECAMBRIAN VOLCANIC AND PLUTONIC COMPLEX, TONTO BASIN, GILA COUNTY ARIZONA, PHD THESIS, CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: USBM CLUSTER NUMBER 1107
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: ADMR GRAND PRIZE FILE
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