| Deposit ID | 10039595 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050392 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | California Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mann Mine, Andrade |
| Related records | 10113276 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.64679, 31.93929 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1158 |
| Relative position | 6 MILES SW OF PANTANO, 27 MILES SE OF TUCSON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Fagan(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pima |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 017S | 017E | 19 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Marble, Dimension | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Specularite | Gangue |
| Wollastonite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -110.64679, 31.93929 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Many Local Faults, Folding, Doming Above Granitic Intrusive. Thrust, Strike-Slip Faults |
| General form | IRREGULAR BANDS, CHIMNEYS, BEDDED |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Empire District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tucson Transfer Co. |
| First year | 1915 |
| Year | 1915 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1880 - 1915 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^10 % Cu, 5 Oz Ag/Ton, 2 % Pb, 0.5 Oz Au/Ton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 18.29M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050392 |
KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 117 .
SCHRADER, F. C., 1915 , MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SANTA RITA AND PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA: USGS BULLETIN 582 .
GILLINGHAM, T. E., JR., 1936 , THE GEOLOGY OF THE CALIFORNIA MINE AREA, PIMA CO., ARIZONA: UNIV. OF ARIZONA MASTERS THESIS.
( 8 ) ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 117 .
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1979 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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