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Emmett and Elgin Mine

Producer in Pima county in Arizona, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper
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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. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  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 10026905
MRDS ID M000928
Record type Site
Current site name Emmett and Elgin Mine
Related records 10210942

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.65598, 31.71319 (WGS84)
Elevation 1524
Relative position 16 MILES NNW OF SASABE, 15080101

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Aguirre Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sells(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nogales(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 020S 007E 03 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • SE 1/4 SECTION 3

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Secondary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.65598, 31.71319
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Along Irregular Quartz-Fissure Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • CRETACEOUS SEDIMENTS (CONGLOMERATE, GRAYWACKE, SHALE, ARKOSE, ANDESITE FLOWS, BRECCIAS, RHYOLITE TUFF)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1950
Year of last production 1950

Mining district

District name Mildred Peak District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Production statistics

  • Year 1950
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^1 Oz Au/Ton, Minor Ag, Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Gold Gold 28g/mt

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW WORKINGS, TYPE UNKNOWN

Comments on development

  • OPERATORS INCLUDED L.J. ROBINSON

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 108

  • Production

    ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 108

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-79 Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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