| Deposit ID | 10026738 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M000021 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Peer and Peerless Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Quijotoa Mine |
| Related records | 10283454 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.14711, 32.07067 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1109 |
| Relative position | 6 1/2 MILES SSW OF QUIJOTOA TRADING POST. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ben Nevis Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ajo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ajo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Simon Wash(hydrologic unit)
Rio Sonoyta(hydrologic accounting unit)
Sonora(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pima |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 015S | 002E | 35 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Selenite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -112.14711, 32.07067 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fault Zone In Rhyolite Volcanics |
| General form | POCKETS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1880 |
| Year of last production | 1892 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 304.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M000021 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040190358 |
KEITH, S.B., 1974, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189, P. 141.
STEWART, L.A., AND PFISTER, A.J., 1960 , BARITE DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: USBM IC 5651.
PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
CIMRI
ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 141 .
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1979 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1981 | Rodriguez, Ignacio J. (Gest, Don E.) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1992 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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