The King No 1, 2, 3 Claims is a manganese, copper, and iron mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,000 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: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)
Commodity: Manganese, Copper, Iron
Lat, Long: 33.35972, -110.86806
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King No 1, 2, 3 Claims MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: King No 1, 2, 3 Claims
Commodity
Primary: Manganese
Primary: Copper
Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Miami-Inspiration District
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.
Administrative Organization: Tonto National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface/Underground
Ownership
Owner Name: Thornburg Uranium Co., 1953
Owner Name: Robert J. Boyle (1/3 Owner) And Chas And I. M. Shackelford (2/3 Owner)
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Type: L
Description: Numerous Faults Striking Approx E-W And Dipping Steeply N, Others Strike Nw, Dip Ne.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Granite Oxidized And Altered Near Quartz Vein
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SCINTILLOMETER READINGS GAVE VALUES OF 0.01 EU308 TO 0.41 EU308
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Muscovite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN HAS MANY MINUTE FRACTURES PARTIALLY SEALED WITH COPPER OXIDES AND RADIOACTIVE MINERALS.
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)
Comment (Commodity): RADIOACTIVITY: BACKGROUND 20 CPS, MAX 300 CPS
Comment (Development): RELOCATED IN 1953 ON AN ABONDONED COPPER PROSPECT
References
Reference (Deposit): USAEC RME-156, 1970.
Reference (Deposit): WEATHERS, 1954, USAEC RME-2016.
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