President

The President is a gold and silver mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,479 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

Name: President  

State:  Arizona

County:  Graham

Elevation: 5,479 Feet (1,670 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Silver

Lat, Long: 32.7292, -110.08890

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President MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: President
Secondary: President Patent M S 2792
Secondary: Now Forest Land


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver


Location

State: Arizona
County: Graham


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.


Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): SHAFT, MAY HAVE 100-200 FT OF WORKINGS, SUNK ON QUARTZ VEIN 5-6 FT THICK, ADJACENT TO PROMINENT SHEAR ZONE, IN GRANITE. CONTINUITY OF QUARTZ VEIN NOT EVIDENT AT SURFACE. A SELECT SAMPLE OF A QUARTZ STOCKPILE CONTAINING DISSEMINATED PYRITE AND PYRITE STRINGERS ASSAYED 1.32 OZ/ST GOLD AND 9.0 OZ/ST SILVER.


References

Reference (Deposit): PEAK QUAD, GRAHAM COUNTY, ARIZONA: USGS MISC FIELD

Reference (Deposit): STUDIES MAP MF-1083, SCALE 1:24,000.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BLUE JAY PEAK QUAD

Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DISTRICT SHEET 770

Reference (Deposit): BROWN, S. D., 1993, MINERAL APPRAISAL OF THE CORONADO

Reference (Deposit): NATIONAL FOREST, PART 1, PINALENO-GREASEWOOD MOUNTAINS

Reference (Deposit): UNIT, GRAHAM COUNTY, ARIZONA: USBM OPEN-FILE REPORT 8-93,

Reference (Deposit): 76 P.

Reference (Deposit): BERQUIST, J. R., RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BLUE JAY


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