| Deposit ID | 10027126 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M002176 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Uncle Sam Mine Copper Queen Gr. |
| Related records | 10136506 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.92009, 31.43403 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | IN UNCLE SAM GULCH 5/8 MI. SW OF BISBEE. UNSURV. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bisbee(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Douglas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Douglas(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Cochise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 23S | 24E | 16 | SE OF NE OF NE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Sacramento Hill Stock | ||||
| Rock description | Sacramento Hill Stock | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Martin Limestone;Escabrosa Limestone |
| Rock description | Martin Limestone;Escabrosa Limestone |
| (1) | -109.92009, 31.43403 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Pre-Mineralization Faulting And Tilting Common |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Main Fault Directions, N10w To N40e, S30w To N50w, Pre-Mineralization |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Warren District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Phelps Dodge Corp. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M002176 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030343 |
USGS PP 21, 1904, P 118
KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 89.
KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MOSTLY OXIDIZED AND ENRICHED COPPER, LEAD, AND MINORZINC MINERALIZATION IN PALEOZOIC LIMESTONES, ASSOCIATED WITH A LARGE PORPHYRY SILL AND FAULTING. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1982 | Laraba, Peter (Gest, Don E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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