King No 1, 2, 3 Claims

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.

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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

Name: King No 1, 2, 3 Claims

State: Arizona

County: Gila

Elevation: 5,000 Feet (1,524 Meters)

Primary Mineral: 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
Administrative Organization: Tonto National Forest

Holdings

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

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

Orebody

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

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 Type: Deposit	Comment: QUARTZ VEIN HAS MANY MINUTE FRACTURES PARTIALLY SEALED WITH COPPER OXIDES AND RADIOACTIVE MINERALS.
Comment Type: Location	Comment: INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)
Comment Type: Commodity	Comment: RADIOACTIVITY: BACKGROUND 20 CPS, MAX 300 CPS
Comment Type: Development	Comment: RELOCATED IN 1953 ON AN ABONDONED COPPER PROSPECT

References

Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: USAEC RME-156, 1970.
Reference Category: Deposit	Reference: WEATHERS, 1954, USAEC RME-2016.