| Deposit ID | 10027131 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M002193 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Whitetail Mine |
| Related records | 10160862 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.91871, 31.41736 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 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 | 023S | 024E | 21 | SW OF SW OF NW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | 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 | Abrigo Limestone |
| Rock description | Abrigo Limestone |
| (1) | -109.91871, 31.41736 |
|---|
| 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 | M002193 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030570 |
USGS GEOL. FOLIO 112, 1904.
USGS PP 21, 1904, P. 118
KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 90.
CIMRI
KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OXIDIZED COPPER MINERALIZATION IN UPPER PART OF CAMB ABRIGO LIMESTONE ALONG STRONG FAULTING. |
| Deposit | SEE PHELPS-DODGE COPPER QUEEN BR. SEC. 8, 9, 16, 17, T. 23 S., R. 24E. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1982 | Laraba, Peter (Gest, Don E.) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1995 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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