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Red Cloud prospect, Vulture Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 50' 17'' North , 112° 50' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
33.83833,-112.84417
GRN:
N23W67
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Wickenburg6,806 (2017)17.9km
Morristown227 (2017)20.5km
Wittmann763 (2011)30.0km
Aguila798 (2011)32.6km
Congress1,975 (2014)36.0km
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ClubLocationDistance
Wickenburg Gem and Mineral SocietyWickenburg, Arizona18km
Mindat Locality ID:
63169
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:63169:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Duffy's claims; Susan Mine


An former underground Au-Ag occurrence/mine located in the SW¼ sec. 24, T6N, R6W.

Mineralization is a vein deposit. The vein is oxidized at 200 feet.

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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North America PlateTectonic Plate
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References

Arizona Department of Mineral Resources (ADMR) file data (Duffy claims).
U.S. Geological Society Digest: XII, May 1980.
USGS 15 minute Vulture Mountains topo map.
Metzger, O.H. (1938), Gold mining and milling in the Wickenburg area, Maricopa and Yavapai Counties, Arizona: US Bureau of Mines Information Circular 6991: 64.
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
(2024) Peabody GNIS Service, Yale Peabody Museum.
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