Betsy Ross Mine, Mohave County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Betsy Ross Mine | Mine |
| Mohave County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 19' 59'' North , 113° 44' 21'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wikieup | 133 (2011) | 42.8km |
| Parker Strip | 662 (2011) | 44.0km |
| Cienega Springs | 1,798 (2011) | 47.4km |
A former Cu-Pyrite occurrence/mine located in the S½ sec. 32, T12N, R14W, G&SRM, 4.3 km (2.7 miles) SSW of Potts Mountain (coordinates of record), on land of unspecified mixed ownership. Owned by A. Rogers, Arizona (1950) and by E. H. Oldham, Arizona (1950). The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this locality is 1,000 meters.
Mineralization includes secondary copper minerals. Local rocks include Middle Miocene to Oligocene sedimentary rocks.
Workings include unspecified underground openings.
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References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Niemuth, N.J. & K.A. Phillips (1992), Copper Oxide Resources, Arizona Department of Mines & Mineral Resources Open File Report 92-10: 10 (Table 1).
U.S. Bureau of Mines (1995), Minerals Availability System/Mineral Industry Location System (MAS/MILS), U.S. Bureau of Mines, file ID #0040150363.
USGS (2005), Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS): U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, loc. file ID #10234643.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources (ADMR) Mohave Custom Mill project card file.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources (ADMR), Betsy Ross Mine file.
USGS Artillery Peak, Arizona, quadrangle 15 minute topo map.
Other Databases
| USGS MRDS Record: | 10234643 |
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