Silver Creek Mine (Hanna property; Old McGraw property; Manifest Mining Co. claims), El Capitan Mountain, El Capitan Mining District, Mescal Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 12' 55'' North , 110° 48' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Six Shooter Canyon | 1,019 (2017) | 17.1km |
| Pinal | 439 (2011) | 18.5km |
| Globe | 7,396 (2017) | 20.0km |
| Kearny | 2,038 (2017) | 20.2km |
| Central Heights-Midland City | 2,534 (2011) | 21.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gila County Gem & Mineral Society | Miami, Arizona | 21km |
Mindat Locality ID:
63358
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:63358:2
GUID (UUID V4):
9263b779-ca70-4623-9765-5623760eeb99
‡Ref.: U.S. Bureau of Mines - Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mining Technology file data.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources Silver Creek Mine file.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources Hustler 1-16 claims file.
USGS Geologic Quadrangle map GQ 1442.
Yale Peabody GNIS database (NOTE: this database is derived from USGS 1:24,000 topographic map data).
USGS El Capitan Mountain Quadrangle map.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10109791, MRDS ID #M241242; and Dep. ID #10137113, MAS ID #0040070613.
A former surface and underground Ag-Pb-Cu-Au mine located in the center W½ sec. 34, T2S, R15E, 1 mile SSW of Old Baldy, 1½ miles E of Pasadena Mountain, on private land. Discovered 1897 and closed 1969. Owned by H-V. Mosley, W. W., Daley (1963). Kenneth Olsen was a past owner and operator; also, Manifest Mining Co. (1897-1900), and McGraw (1901). 9 unpatented claims in 1959.
Mineralization is a vein deposit hosted in the Dripping Spring Quartzite and siltstone. The ore zone strikes E-W and dips 60-70S. The vein was described in the ADMR report as 12 feet wide where the tunnel intersects it. The mineralization is associated with Cretaceous-Early Tertiary intrusive period. An associated rock unit is rhyolite.
Area structures include N-S and NW faulting, beds trend NW to E-W and dip south, E-W-trending faults, one ENE, one WNW. The Dripping Springs Quartzite strikes E-W and dips 20S.
Workings include a tunnel 365 feet long, with large stoped area 120 feet from the adit; Group of several adits and pits. Dump sample (1976): 4.18 oz Ag/ton, 2.5% Pb, 2.3% Zn, 0.027% Cu.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Description: Includes pseudomorphs after pyrite. |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Acanthite | Ag2S |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10109791 |
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