Papago Mine (Papago Gold Mining Co. property; Mitke property; Davis property; Casa Grande claims), Kohatk Wash, Sif Vaya area, Vekol Mining District, Vekol Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 34' 0'' North , 112° 10' 53'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kaka | 141 (2011) | 14.2km |
| Anegam | 151 (2011) | 25.7km |
| Vaiva Vo | 128 (2011) | 29.2km |
| Santa Rosa | 628 (2011) | 30.0km |
| Stanfield | 740 (2011) | 40.7km |
A former underground Au-Ag-Cu-Mn mine located on 41 unpatented claims in sec. 8, T10S, R2E (Copperosity Hills 7.5 minute topo map), about 1 mile E of Totopitk and about 1.6 miles NNW of Cathedral Rock in Kohatk Valley just N of the Copperosity Hills. Cliams were located in 1902 by W.T. Davis at which time there were already abandoned workings on the property. Prodiced in 1880's-1890's.
Mineralization is hosted in quartz monzonite. The ore zone strikes E-W, dips 40-60S, is 45.72 meters thick and 914.4 meters long. Ore control was an E-W-trending fault that dips 40S. The deposit is a ledge of silicified granite breccia containing disseminated gold and silver minerals.
Workings incluide crosscut trenches on the vein, 3 shafts of 100 feet maximum with crosscut drifts from 2 of them; short tunnel.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Silver Formula: Ag |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Native Silver | Ag |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10109775 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mazatzal DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
USA
- Arizona
- ⭔Tohono O'odham ReservationReservation
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