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Atlas Mine

Past Producer in Pima county in Arizona, United States with commodities Zinc, Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Wollastonite
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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. Ownership information
  17. Production statistics
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039683
MRDS ID M050647
Record type Site
Current site name Atlas Mine
Alternate or previous names B. S. & K.
Related records 10137384

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.54737, 32.42983 (WGS84)
Elevation 780
Relative position 4 MILES NW OF SILVER BELL.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Silver Bell West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Silver Bell Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Santa Cruz(hydrologic unit)

Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 011S 008E 32 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • E CENTRAL SECTION 32. INFO FROM LAND.ST :49, 01

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Wollastonite Ore
Andradite Gangue
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Chalcanthite Gangue
Epidote Gangue
Grossularite Gangue
Hedenbergite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Tactite, Garnetite, Hornfels.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Contact At Mine Between Quartz Monzonite And Limestone Average S10w, 30e

Ore body information

  • General form MANTOS, PODS, LENSES
    Strike ENE
    Dip 63 SE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Favorable Bedding, Ene Trending Faults, Breccia Zones, Close To Intrusives.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1915
Year of last production 1964

Mining district

District name Silver Bell District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner B. S. And K. Mining Co.
    First year 1964

Production statistics

  • Year 1947
    Period 1900 - 1947
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^16 % Zn, 1.3 % Cu, 0.6 Oz Ag/Ton, Minor Pb And Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Silver Silver 17g/mt
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct
    Ore Zinc Zinc 16wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCED SINCE EARLY 1900'S, BUT MAINLY FROM 1947 .

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 740.66M
    Overall depth 168.86M

Comments on the workings information

  • MANY PROSPECT PITS, SEVERAL ADITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AGENBROAD, L.D., 1962, THE GEOLOGY OF THE ATLAS MINE AREA, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: UNIV. ARIZ. MS THESIS.

  • Deposit

    KEITH, S.B., 1974, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189, P. 143.

  • Deposit

    ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA.

  • Deposit

    PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ( 8 ) ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 143

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MANY ORE SHOOTS ARE PRESENT AND ARE STOPED. AVERAGE HEIGHT IS 25 FT, AVERAGE DEPTH IS 18 FT, AND AVERAGE LENGTH IS 65 FT. AVERAGE STRIKE IS S10W, AVERAGE PLUNGE IS 30 DEG. SHOOTS ARE VERY IRREGULAR. 273 TO 454 FT LEVEL SHOOTS REACH OVER 100 FT IN LENGTH.
Deposit 110 TOTAL CLAIMS, 11 ARE PATENTED. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1973 Johnson, Maureen G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-OCT-1981 Gest, Don E. Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology
Updater 01-NOV-1992 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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