Unnamed Prospect

Prospect in Graham county in Arizona, United States with commodities Lead, Copper, Molybdenum
Sections on this page
  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. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039441
MRDS ID M050083
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.33428, 32.97316 (WGS84)
Elevation 1753
Relative position 1 1/2 MILES NE OF ARAVAIPA, 2000 FT. SE OF HEAD CENTER MINE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Graham(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cobre Grande Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mammoth(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower San Pedro(hydrologic unit)

San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Graham

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 005S 020E 30 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Secondary
Copper Secondary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • WULFENITE OCCURS AS V. SMALL PLATES IN VUGS.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Galena Ore
Malachite Ore
Wulfenite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Fluorite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name 68 My/Copper Creek Granodiorite
    Rock description 68 My/Copper Creek Granodiorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Escabrosa Limestone Mississippian Limestone And Dolomite
    Rock description Escabrosa Limestone Mississippian Limestone And Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.33428, 32.97316

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Block Faulting Trending Nnw. ; Reg.Trends: Minor Pre-Cretaceous E And Ne Trending Folds And Major Post-Cretaceous Nnw Trending Faults.

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 55 W
    Dip 65 NE.
    Thickness 3.66M
    Length 152.4M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Brecciated Area.

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: LAYER OF BRECCIATED JASPEROID IN ESCABROSA LIMESTONE IS MINERALIZED.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Aravaipa District

Comments on the production information

  • NO INFORMATION ON PRODUCTION IF ANY.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 18.29M
    Overall length 22.86M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1972 Bergquist, Joel R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Arizona resources

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