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Dives Mine

Past Producer in La Paz county in Arizona, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Manganese, Strontium, Barium-Barite, Iron
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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. Production statistics
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10027195
MRDS ID M002440
Record type Site
Current site name Dives Mine
Alternate or previous names Saxon, Padre Kino
Related records 10137344

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -114.58662, 33.11618 (WGS84)
Elevation 274
Relative position 1.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE RED CLOUD MINE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Picacho(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Trigo Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Salton Sea(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Imperial Reservoir(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona La Paz

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 003S 023W 36 SW Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Strontium Tertiary
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cerussite Ore
Hematite Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Smithsonite Ore
Barite Gangue
Celestite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -114.58662, 33.11618
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description A Fault Zone Seperates Andesitic And Rhyolitic Lavas, Breccias, And Tuffs On The West From Schist And Granite On The East. The Main Fault Strikes N20w And Dips 60 Sw, Is Joined Near The Center Of The Claim By A Branch Fault That Strikes N10w. These Faults Contain Veins Of Similar Character, But The Main One Is Wider, Longer, And More Strongly Mineralized

Ore body information

  • General form VUGS & IRREGULAR MASSES
    Length 609.6M
    Width 3.05M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • The Richer Portion Of The Vien, Which Is Some 300 Feet Long And From A Few Inches To 1 1/2 Feet Wide, Occurs Near The Hanging Wall Of The Wider Portions Of The Vein

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Silver District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Production statistics

  • Year 1920
    Period 1919-1920
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^48% Pb, 67 Oz Ag/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Silver Silver 1892g/mt
    Ore Lead Lead 48wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • TWO CAR LOADS OF HIGH-GRADE SILVER ORE BEFORE 1930

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Length 13.72M
    Overall depth 26.21M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONSIST OF A VERTICAL SHAFT, CROSSCUT, SEVERAL PITS, AND SHORT TUNNELS. ALL OF THE ORE MINED WAS FROM SHALLOW SURFACE CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WILSON, E.D.; 1933; GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF SOUTHERN YUMA COUNTY ARIZONA: ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 134, P. 62.

  • Deposit

    KEITH, S.B., 1978, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 192, P. 178.

  • Deposit

    PHILLIPS, K.A., ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 3, 185 P.

  • Production

    A.B.M. BULLETIN 134, P. 62; KEITH, S.B., 1978.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1972 Gere, W. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1979 Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1993 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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