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Justice Mine

Producer in Pima county in Arizona, United States with commodities Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026793
MRDS ID M000279
Record type Site
Current site name Justice Mine
Alternate or previous names Red Top, La Plata
Related records 10259333

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.64179, 31.8743 (WGS84)
Elevation 1463
Relative position 30 MILES SE OF TUCSON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Empire Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fort Huachuca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rillito(hydrologic unit)

Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 018S 017E 18 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • NE 1/4 SECTION 18.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.64179, 31.8743
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Faulted Permian Limestone

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1917
Year of last production 1940

Mining district

District name Empire District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1940
    Period 1900 - 1940
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^23 % Pb, 6 Oz. Ag/Ton, Minor Zn, Cu, Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Silver Silver 169g/mt
    Ore Lead Lead 23wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • WORKED SPORADICALLY FROM EARLY 1900'S TO 1940 .

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW OPERATIONS, TYPE UNKNOWN

Comments on development

  • OPERATORS INCLUDED B. MORALES, E.P. HILTON

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 118

  • Production

    ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 118 .

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1979 Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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