| Deposit ID | 10039673 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050627 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Snyder Hill Prospect |
| Related records | 10162069 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.11375, 32.15651 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cat Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silver Bell Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Brawley Wash(hydrologic unit)
Santa Cruz(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 | Pima |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 15S | 12E | 03 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -111.11375, 32.15651 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Vein |
| Strike | N10W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 50E |
| Length | 120M |
| Width | 1.5M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1922 |
| Year of last production | 1922 |
| District name | Amole District |
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| Year | 1922 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Material | ORE PB AG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^5% Pb, 30 Oz Ag/Ton, 0.01 Oz Au/Ton. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050627 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040190409 |
KINNISON, J.E., 1958, GEOLOGY & ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN AMOLE DIST: U.A. MS THESIS.
ASHLEY, R. P. 1974, FIELD EXAM.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SCATTERED PROSPECT PITS WITHIN 150M TO N AND NE OF MAIN VEIN (E SIDE OF SNYDER HILL) ARE SMALL SHOWS OF VEIN MATERIAL - THESE ARE SMALL VEINS APPROXIMATELY PARALLEL AND SUBSIDIARY TO THE MAIN VEIN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1973 | Johnson, Maureen G. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1980 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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