| Deposit ID | 10046188 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241026 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Burro Pit |
| Alternate or previous names | Strong & Harris, Chicora Mine, Mosely and Sons |
| Related records | 10209579 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.06399, 32.09456 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1524 |
| Relative position | APPROX 1/2 MI S OF JOHNSON. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dragoon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tucson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tucson(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 | 015S | 022E | 25,26,35 | SE4 (26); NE4 (35) | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silica | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartzite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Bolsa Quartzite |
| Rock description | Bolsa Quartzite |
| (1) | -110.06399, 32.09456 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Keystone Fault Nne Is Nearby |
| General form | VEINS, FRACTURES |
|---|---|
| Plunge direction | N35E |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1960 |
| Year of last production | 1970 |
| District name | Cochise District, Johnson Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Strong And Harris, Moseley And Sons |
| First year | 1973 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241026 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030110 |
KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 56.
ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA
LIVINGSTON, MAUGER, BENNETT, AND LAUGHLIN, 1967, JGR, V. 72, P. 1361-1375
PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERAL CARD FILE.
CIMRI
ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187, 1973, P 56.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1980 | Zigler, Jan L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1981 | Rodriguez, Ignacio (Gest, Don E.) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1993 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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