| Deposit ID | 10014832 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011808 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gold Ridge Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Casey, Juniper |
| Related records | 10209839 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.60343, 32.19734 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dos Cabezas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Willcox(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Willcox Playa(hydrologic unit)
San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management AZ)
Bureau of Land Management AZ BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Cochise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 014S | 027E | 20,21 | SE4 (20) OF SW4 (21) | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -109.60343, 32.19734 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1878 |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1935 |
| District name | Dos Cabezas District |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011808 |
KEITH, S. B., 1973, ABM BULL. 187, P. 61.
COOPER, J. R., 1960, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-231.
ELSING, M. J., AND HEINEMAN, R. E. S., 1936, ABM ECONOMIC SERIES 19, BULL. 140, P. 91.
WILSON, E. D., CUNNINGHAM, J. B., AND BUTLER, G. M., 1934, ABM BULL. 137, P. 119.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEINS ALONG FAULT SEPARATING CRETACEOUS SHALE AND PALEOZOIC LIMESTONE FROM PRECAMBRIAN GRANITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1984 | Seanor, Clint E. (Worl, Ron) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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