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Old Pap Claim

Past Producer in Pima county in Arizona, United States with commodities Copper, Silver
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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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Production statistics
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039415
MRDS ID M050050
Record type Site
Current site name Old Pap Claim
Alternate or previous names Old Put
Related records 10186734

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.7579, 31.83596 (WGS84)
Elevation 1725
Relative position 28 MILES S. E. OF TUCSON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Helvetia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fort Huachuca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rillito(hydrologic unit)

Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Coronado National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 18S 15E 25 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • USBM'S FILE LAT AND LONG ARE INCORRECT (31-51-28N & 110-46-52W)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysocolla Ore
Copper Ore
Cuprite Ore
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Py-Cp-Gossan

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite
    Rock unit name Quartz Diorite
    Rock description Quartz Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Willow Canyon Formation-Cretaceous-Congl. And Siltstone
    Rock description Willow Canyon Form-Cretaceous-Congl. And Siltstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.7579, 31.83596
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Homoclinal ; Reg.Trends: Tilting And Broad Open Folds In S. And Extensive Faulting In N.
Type of structure Local
Structure description Thrust And Normal Faulting - Fracture Zones.

Ore body information

  • Length 15.24M
    Width 30.48M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone Due To Fault And Intrusive Contact. Intersections Of Cross Faults.

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE GEN. IN LIME-SILICATE ZONES CONTROLLED BY FAULTS AND FRACTURES. ; MAJOR.UNITS: BASIN AND RANGE ; GEOL.DESC: AGE OF MINERALIZATION BELIEVED TO BE THAT OF THE QUARTZ LATITE INTRUSIVE OF DREWES - 1971. ; REG.COM: STRUCTURE IN DISTRICT IS THRUST FAULTING AND HIGH ANGLE NORMAL FAULTING AND FOLDING.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Helvetia-Rosemont District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Production statistics

  • Year 1910
    Period 1880-1910
    Material ORE CU
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^5% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Ore Copper Copper 5wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION DURING LATE 1800'S TO EARLY 1900'S.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Area 0.044HA
    Length 35.05M
    Overall length 30.48M
    Overall width 15.24M

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNEL WORKINGS.

Comments on development

  • ANACONDA REPORTS ROSEMONT - HELVETIA INTRUSIVE QUARTZ LATITE AS POTENTIAL PORPH COPPER DEPOSIT IN 1971.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER, F.C., 1915 USGS BULL. 582

  • Deposit

    ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES 1971 FIELDNOTES V. 1 NO 2

  • Deposit

    DREWES, H., 1971 USGS MAP I-613 (SAHUARITA QUAD)

  • Deposit

    KEITH,S.B.,1974,INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY,ARIZONA:ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189,P.127.

  • Deposit

    1909 RECON F. C. SCHRADER, U.S.G.S. BULL. 582

  • Deposit

    1971 DIREXPL ANACONDA - POSSIBLE NEW PORPH CU.

  • Deposit

    1971 GEOLMAP H. DREWES U.S.G.S. MAP I-613

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE STRATIGRAPHIC UNITS USED ARE THOSE OF H. DREWES - 1971, USGS MAP I-613 ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1972 Keith, William J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1981 Rodriguez, Ignacio J. (Gest, Don E.) U.S. Geological Survey

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