Mine detail: Spring Creek Mine

Previously called 'Yankee DollarOld Mankins Prospect'

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Location

Lat / long:

34.07729, -111.07653

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold, Lead
Secondary:	Copper, Silver
Ore:	Cerussite, Copper
Gangue:	Limonite, Quartz
Orebody form:	LENSES, STRINGERS, MAINLY LENTICULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1926
Last production ended:	1931

Geology

Host rock:	Pinal Schist
Host type:	Schist
Structure:	Schistosity Of Pinal Schist Generally Trends N40-60e. Schist Is Overlain By Scanlon Conglomerate About 100 Ft Thick. Unconformably Above Is A Tert Basalt Flow. S Of The Deposit Is A Mass Of Prec Quartz Porphyry. Prec Apache Group Is Exposed In The Region, But Is Missing Near The Mine, Veins Are Structurally Undisturbed Locally, Although There May Be A Fault Along Spring Creek

References

MRDS	M241213
DEP	10046309
Reference	{Deposit:: ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA}{Deposit:: ADMR SPRING CREEK MINE FILE}{Deposit:: ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE}
Reporter	Gest, Don E.