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San Diego Mine

Producer in Cochise county in Arizona, United States with commodities Lead, Silver
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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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10027024
MRDS ID M001737
Record type Site
Current site name San Diego Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.04594, 31.69485 (WGS84)
Relative position 1 1/2 MI. SE OF TOMBSTONE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochise(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tombstone(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fort Huachuca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper San Pedro(hydrologic unit)

San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Cochise

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 20S 22E;23E 13;18 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • ABOUT .25 MI SE OF TOMBSTONE EXTENSION ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Silver Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Meso Bisbee Group
    Rock description Meso Bisbee Group
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.04594, 31.69485
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Bisbee Beds Strike E-W, Dip 45-50n In Mine Area

Ore body information

  • General form PIPE-LIKE
    Thickness 1.52M
    Length 42.67M
    Width 15.24M
    Depth to bottom 121.92M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Fissure, Ne Trend, Variable Dip

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tombstone District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • ADJOINS TOMBSTONE EXTENSION, PRODUCTION INCLUDED UNDER TOMBSTONE GROUP

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 121.92M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS ON 4 LEVELS, MAIN SHOOT NORTH OF SHAFT WORKED ON ALL LEVELS, OTHER WORKINGS SOUTH OF SHAFT ON 3RD AND 4TH LEVELS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ARIZ. B. OF M. BULL. 143, 1938, P. 73, PL.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINLIKE REPLACEMENT IN FAULT ZONE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1972 Gere, W. Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology
Updater 01-NOV-1981 Gest, Don E. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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