| Deposit ID | 10040371 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M055101 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rico Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Sam Hughes, Dreamy Draw |
| Related records | 10186774 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.04379, 33.56674 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 10 MILES NNE OF PHOENIX IN PHOENIX MTNS. LOCATED 1.4 MI. FROM ARIZONA CANAL ON 16TH ST. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Maricopa(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sunnyslope(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Phoenix North(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Phoenix(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Salt(hydrologic unit)
Salt(hydrologic accounting unit)
Salt(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Maricopa |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 003N | 003E | 34 | W2 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Mercury | Ore |
| Metacinnabar | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAY SHOWED 1.29 PCT HG. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||
| |||
| (1) | -112.04379, 33.56674 |
|---|
| Strike | N25E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 65S |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1916 |
| Discoverer | Sam Hughes |
| Year of first production | 1916 |
| District name | Phoenix Mountains District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Arizona Mercury Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dr. H. T. Bailey |
| Home office | Phoenix, Az. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 172.21M |
| Overall depth | 76.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M055101 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040130512 |
ARIZ. BUREAU MINES, 1927, BULL. 122.
USGS BULL. 690 P. 95-110.
BAILEY, E. H., USGS, PERSONAL FILES.
MINING JOUR, 1930, V. 14, NO. 3, P. 38.
SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.
CIMRI
SAWYER AND OTHERS, 1992.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RICO GROUP CONSISTS OF NINE CLAIMS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | ORE OCCURS IN A FUALT ZONE OF CRUSHED SCHIST FROM 14 INCHES TO 5 FT WIDE THAT LIES IN A PLANE OF SCHITOSITY WITH VEINLETS OF CINNABAR UP TO 4 INCHES WIDE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1973 | Berquist | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1994 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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