| Deposit ID | 10027714 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M003927 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ramsey Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | R and A Mine |
| Related records | 10235000 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.97884, 33.62895 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 20 MILES E. OF QUARTZ SITE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Paz(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bear Hills(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Salome(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Phoenix(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Bouse Wash(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | La Paz |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 03N | 17W | 02 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Strontium | Tertiary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Gangue |
| Celestite | Gangue |
| Result | SOME 8400 TONS OF ORE AVERAGING ABOUT 35 OZ AG/TON,1% PB, 0.5% ZN, 0.1% CU AND MINOR AU. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | Jurassic volcanic rocks |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1921 |
| District name | Neversweat District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Black Mesa Mining Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M003927 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040270332 |
U.S.B.M. FILE
ABM BULL 192, P. 171.
PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SPOTTY, BUT OFTEN LOCALLY HIGH-GRADE, OXIDIZED, LEAD, SILVER, ZINC AND COPPER MINERALIZATION WITH BARITE, CELESTITE, VANADINITE, AND MANGANESE AND IRON OXIDES, IN A WIDE VEIN ZONE OF FRACTURES AND FISSURES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1990 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1993 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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