| Deposit ID | 10026845 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M000500 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Seventy-Nine Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | 79 Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.81458, 33.06509 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 4.5 MI NNW OF HAYDEN, 2 MI NW OF TORONADO PEAK. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gila(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hayden(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Globe(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Gila(hydrologic unit)
Middle Gila(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 | Gila |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 004S | 015E | 21,28 | SE4 (21) | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Semiprecious Gemstone | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Aurichalcite | Ore |
| Brochantite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Hemimorphite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Rosasite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Wulfenite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Goethite | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Jarosite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Manganite | Gangue |
| Psilomelane | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Wad | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Naco Limestone; |
| Rock description | Naco Limestone; |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -110.81458, 33.06509 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | High Angle Faults Trending N60-70e, N-S Faults |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N75E |
| Dip | 40S |
| Thickness | 15.24M |
| Length | 335.28M |
| Width | 12.19M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 152.4M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1879 |
| Discoverer | Mike & Pat O'Brien |
| Year of first production | 1920 |
| Year of last production | 1962 |
| District name | Banner District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | John Mediz, Copper City Rock Shop |
| First year | 1992 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Acm Corp. |
| First year | 1967 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 3048M |
| Overall depth | 137.16M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M000500 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040070701 |
WILSON, E.D., 1951, DRAGOON MOUNTAINS, IN ARIZONA LEAD AND ZINC DEPOSITS, PART II: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULL 158, P. 10-29.
ELSING, M.J., AND HEINEMAN, R.E.S., 1936, ARIZONA METAL PRODUCTION: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULL 140, 112 P.
KIERSCH, 1949, ECON GEOLOGY, V. 44, NO. 1, P. 24.
KEITH, 1972, MINERAL. RECORD, V. 3, NO. 6, P. 247-264.
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.
ADMR FILE DATA.
ROSS, C.P., 1925, USGS BULL. 771, P. 68.
NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.
BLAIR, GERRY, 1992, THE ROCKHOUND'S GUIDE TO ARIZONA: HELENA, MONTANA, FALCON PRESS, 165 P.
SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.
ARIZONA BUREAU OF GEOLOGY FILE DATA; EASTLICK, 1968
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN FRACTURES OR BROKEN, THIN CALCAREOUS SHALE. 6 BEDDED ZONES WERE MINED. GALENA, SPALERITE, PYRITE, AND QUARTZ IN REPLACEMENT BODIES IN SHATTERED, ALTERNATING THIN BEDDED SHALE AND IMPURE LIMESTONE MEMBERS OF THE NACO FM AND AS SMALL DISCONTINUOUS VEIN REPLACEMENTS IN FRACTURED AND BRECCIATED PARTS OF A PROMINENT RHYOLITE PORPHYRY DIKE. |
| Deposit | THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A MERGER OF ORIGINAL RECORD M000500 WITH RECORD M030430 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS. THIS RECORD ALSO CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORDS D000093 OF R.P. FISCHER AND TC38404 OF G.J. ORRIS. AS OF 1992, SITE IS CLOSED TO COLLECTORS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1983 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1993 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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