| Deposit ID | 10046182 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241017 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Arizona Klondyke Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Arizona and Klondyke Group, Denmark, Bean, Hyde |
| Related records | 10233685 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.58398, 32.19706 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1829 |
| Relative position | APPROX 3 MI NE OF DOS CABEZAS , N END OF BEAN CANYON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dos Cabezas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Willcox(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Willcox Playa(hydrologic unit)
San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Cochise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 014S | 027E | 22 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Manganese Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Wad | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Bisbee Group, Includes Limestone And Schistose Rocks |
| Rock description | Bisbee Group, Includes Limestone And Schistose Rocks |
| (1) | -109.58398, 32.19706 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | E-W Fault S Of Mine Juxtaposes Precambrian Quartz Monzonite To South With Cretaceous Bisbee Group |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mascot District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bean, Hyde |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bean, Hyde |
| First year | 1973 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241017 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030093 |
KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 60.
FARNHAM, L. L., STEWART, L. A., AND DELONG, C. W., 1961, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990, P. 41-42.
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MILS, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES COMPUTER DATA BANK, 1978A.
COOPER, J. R., 1960, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-231.
KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IRREGULAR QUARTZ VEIN ALONG FAULT IN CRETACEOUS METAMORPHIC ROCKS AND MANGANESE REPLACEMENT BODIES IN LIMY BEDS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1980 | Zigler, Jan L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1981 | Gest, Don E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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