| Deposit ID | 10026916 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M001045 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Arivaca Creek Placers |
| Related records | 10137360 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.35902, 31.59152 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1067 |
| Relative position | FROM ARIVACA TO 5 MILES NW. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Arivaca(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sells(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Brawley Wash(hydrologic unit)
Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pima |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 021S;021S | 009E;010E | 11,13,14,19,20,29 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Mercury | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Cinnabar | Gangue |
| Wolframite | Gangue |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel |
| (1) | -111.35902, 31.59152 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULARLY DISTRIBUTED |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 6.1M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1950'S |
| District name | Arivaca District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | New Venture Placer Mining Co. |
| First year | 1950 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 160000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M001045 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040190101 |
JOHNSON, M.G., 1972, PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1355, 103 P.
KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 104 .
WILSON, E. D., 1952 , ARIZONA GOLD PLACERS AND PLACERING (FIFTH EDITION REVISED): ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 160 , P. 78 - 80 .
ORRIS, G.J., AND BLISS, J.D., 1985, GEOLOGIC AND GRADE-VOLUME DATA ON 330 GOLD PLACER DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-213, 172 P.
CIMRI
FIRST 2 CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION FIGURES ARE FROM KEITH, 1974. THIRD CUMULATIVE PRODUCTION FIGURE IS FROM JOHNSON, 1972.
1905 RESERVES FROM JOHNSON, 1972. DEPOSIT SIZE-GRADE ESTIMATE FROM ORRIS AND BLISS, 1985.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GRAVELS CONTAIN ABUNDANT BLACK SAND (WITH CINNABAR AND WOLFRAMITE). SOURCE OF GOLD IS BELIEVED TO BE CRET-TERT GOLD-BEARING QUARTZ VEINS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1979 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1992 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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