| Deposit ID | 10027112 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M002134 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Apex Mine |
| Related records | 10258068 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.54342, 31.70625 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ABOUT 2 MI N OF SWISSHELM MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Swisshelm Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chiricahua Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Douglas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Whitewater Draw(hydrologic unit)
Rio De Bavispe(hydrologic accounting unit)
Sonora(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 | Cochise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 20S | 27E | 12 | NW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Naco Group |
| Rock description | Naco Group |
| (1) | -109.54342, 31.70625 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nnw Thrust Faults In Swisshelms Overthrust Penn Naco Group Over Rhyolite Porphyry |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | On Upthrust Side Of Nw Trending Fault; Penn Naco Group Strikes Nw |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1931 |
| Year of last production | 1935 |
| District name | Swisshelm District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Four Horse Mining Co., Apex Mining Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Homer Bates |
| First year | 1952 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M002134 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030092 |
U.S.B.M. FILES
KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 70.
COOPER, 1956, USGS MF-213
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA
KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OXIDIZED GALENA IN SMALL, IRREGULAR OREBODIES ALONG FAULT ZONE IN PORPHYRY INTRUSIVE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1982 | Roth, Frances A. (Gest, Don E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
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