| Deposit ID | 10039445 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050089 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Orejana Mine |
| Related records | 10258327 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.37318, 32.96927 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1417 |
| Relative position | 1.25 MILES NW OF ARAVAIPA. |
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
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Graham |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 005S | 019E | 26 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Quartz | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Amethyst | Gangue |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| Rock unit name | Horse Mountain |
| Rock description | Horse Mountain |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -110.37318, 32.96927 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Block Faults Trending Nnw. ; Reg.Trends: Minor Pre-Cretaceous E And Ne Trending Folds And Major Post-Cretaceous Nnw Trending Faults. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Orejana Fault. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NNW |
| Dip | 90 |
| Width | 1.22M |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| District name | Aravaipa District |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 213.36M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050089 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040090223 |
PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
1925 GEOLMAP ROSS, C.P. BULL. 763.
1964 GEOLMAP SIMONS, F.S. PROF. PAPER 461.
CIMRI
SIMONS, 1964.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN IS IN BRECCIA ZONE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1972 | Bergquist, Joel R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1992 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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