Grand Prize Mine (Buckhorn Mine; Buck property; Lackawana shaft), Shannon Gulch, Cedar Mesh summit area, Geronimo Estates, Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District), Mazatzal Mountains, Gila County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 21' 2'' North , 111° 22' 10'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| East Verde Estates | 170 (2017) | 5.8km |
| Whispering Pines | 148 (2011) | 8.2km |
| Pine | 1,963 (2011) | 8.7km |
| Mesa del Caballo | 765 (2011) | 9.9km |
| Strawberry | 961 (2011) | 13.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
132647
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:132647:8
GUID (UUID V4):
e3fe5a38-29fb-4e6a-b08f-def381863324
A former underground Cu-Au-Ag mine located on 12 claims (1956), in the SE¼ sec. 30, T11N, R10E, on the East bank of Shannon Gulch, 1 mile S of Control Road, 1 mile NNE of Cedar Mesh summit, about 2½ miles SW of Geromnimo Estates. Discovered by Paul Vogle and William Craig. Produced 1885-1956. Operators included Mr. Walter L. Lovelady; Tom Russell; Snell Mining Co. (1935); and, Mr. Mack Phillips (1940).
Mineralization is a vein deposit with an ore zone 1371.6 meters long, striking S3W and dipping 70N. An associated rock unit is diorite.
Workings include one 100 foot deep shaft; one 208 foot (67.06 meters) deep shaft; one drift run 90 feet east and 30 feet west, with stoping to the surface; 2 adits (#1 is 60 feet long, #2 is 200 feet long.
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Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10046302 |
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- Tonto National ForestForest
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