| Deposit ID | 10027435 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M003081 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buffalo Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.78458, 33.41702 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1227 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1 MILE N OF GLOBE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gila(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Globe(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Globe(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Salt(hydrologic unit)
Salt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Salt(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Gila |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 001N | 015E | 24 | E2 OF NW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Martin Limestone |
| Rock description | Martin Limestone |
| (1) | -110.78458, 33.41702 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Diabase Outcrops Throughout Area, Including W And N Of Sediments Where Mine Is Located. Martin Limestone Fault Block Is Surrounded By Troy Quartzite, Faults And Sediments Strike Ne. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | In The Mine Two Steeply Dipping Mineralized Faults That Crop Out Near The Crest Of Buffalo Hill Were Developed. The Main Fault Probably Is The East Branch; It Was Formed Before The Intursion Of Diabase, And The Block To The Southeast Was Relatively Depressed Faults Strike Ne, See Plate 1, Pp 342 For Details. |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Globe Hills District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 609.6M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M003081 |
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES.
CIMRI
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1979 | Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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