| Deposit ID | 10039446 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050092 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Panama Mine. |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.35568, 32.95732 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1433 |
| Relative position | ON HILLSIDE JUST EAST 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 | 36 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| 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 | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Horquilla Limestone Limestone And Shale.;Bolsa Quartzite Quartzite |
| Rock description | Horquilla Limestone Limestone And Shale.;Bolsa Quartzite Quartzite |
| (1) | -110.35568, 32.95732 |
|---|
| 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. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fault. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NS |
| Dip | W |
| Length | 15.24M |
| Width | 7.62M |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Aravaipa District |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050092 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040090224 |
1925 GEOLMAP ROSS, C.P. BULL. 763.
1948 DIREXPL ATHLETIC MINING CO., DRILLING.
1964 GEOLMAP SIMONS, F.S. PROF. PAPER 461.
SIMONS, F.S. 1964.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZED ZONES ARE 20 TO 25 FT. WIDE NEAR FAULT IN ALTERED LIMESTONE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1972 | Bergquist, Joel R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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