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Brick Mine

Past Producer in Santa Cruz county in Arizona, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc
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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. Reserves and resources
  19. Workings at the site
  20. Links to other databases
  21. Bibliographic references
  22. General comments
  23. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039543
MRDS ID M050250
Record type Site
Current site name Brick Mine
Related records 10234840

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.25236, 31.46124 (WGS84)
Elevation 1265
Relative position 1 MILE WEST OF MONTANA MINE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santa Cruz(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bartlett Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Atascosa Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rio De La Concepcion(hydrologic unit)

Rio De La Concepcion(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sonora(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 Santa Cruz

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 023S 011E 06 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Primary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Qtz-Ser-Pyr; Propylitic

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite
    Rock unit name Oro Blanco Formation;Cobre Ridge Tuff;Ruby Hornblende Diorite
    Rock description Oro Blanco Formation;Cobre Ridge Tuff;Ruby Hornblende Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.25236, 31.46124
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Block Faulting.
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fault Zone Intersection

Ore body information

  • Strike N 70 W
    Dip 55 NE
    Plunge 60
    Plunge direction WEST
    Length 91.44M
    Width 3.66M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ore Shoot Caused By Mullion On Fault Surface Or Localized By Intersection Of Nw Fault With Ne Fault In Footwall.

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: MINERALIZED ORE SHOOTS GRADES INTO BARREN GOUGY FAULT ZONE ON NW & THIN BARREN QUARTZ STRINGERS ON SE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1939-1966

Mining district

District name Oro Blanco District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Production statistics

  • Year 1966
    Period 1939-1966
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^Averaged .098 Oz Per Ton Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Gold Gold 3g/mt
  • Year 1966
    Period 1939-1966
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^Averaged 17 Oz. Ag Per Ton, 0.1 Oz. Au Per Ton, And Minor Cu.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Gold Gold 3g/mt
    Major Ore Silver Silver 480g/mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1986
    Total resources 9000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 141.178 g/mt Gold Major 1986

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 54.86M
    Overall depth 51.82M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS FLOODED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KNIGHT, L.H.JR. 1970 - ORO BLANCO DISTRICT - UNIV. ARIZ. PH.D. THESIS.

  • Deposit

    YEEND, WARREN, 1973.

  • Deposit

    KEITH, S.B., 1975, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN SANTA CRUZ CO., ARIZ.: ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 191, P. 63.

  • Deposit

    NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    KNIGHT, L.H. JR., 1970; KEITH, S.B., 1975.

  • Reserve-Resource

    NIEMUTH, 1987.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OUTCROP IS IN NW FAULT CEMENTED FIRST BY QUARTZ AND SULFIDES AND SECONDLY BY CALCITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1972 Johnson, Maureen G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1982 Harner, Joy L. (Peterson, Jo) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-FEB-1993 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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External references

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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