| Deposit ID | 10027151 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M002286 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Bess Mine Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Submarine Group, Mary A, Wareagle |
| Related records | 10283537 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.64406, 32.13428 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 677 |
| Relative position | 7 MI W OF GUNSIGHT NEAR BALBOA BAR; 21 MI SE OF AJO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gunsight(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ajo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ajo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Cristobal Wash(hydrologic unit)
Lower Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pima |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 015S | 004W | 01,02 | SW4 (10); SE4 (02) | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Powellite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -112.64406, 32.13428 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fissure Zone |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M002286 |
KEITH, 1974, ABM BULL 189
MINES HANDBOOK, 1920
ABM FILE DATA
CIMRI
KEITH, 1974
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A MERGER OF ORIGINAL RECORD M002286 WITH RE CORD D000787 OF JAN WILT AND ELLIOT, JAMES E. IN MOLYBDENUM FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEOD ORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1983 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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