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American Group Mine

Past Producer in Cochise county in Arizona, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10046207
MRDS ID M241055
Record type Site
Current site name American Group Mine
Alternate or previous names Escapule

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.9801, 31.90124 (WGS84)
Elevation 1890
Relative position APPROX 11 MI NW OF COURTLAND, 1 MILE N OF CHINA PEAK

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochise(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cochise Stronghold(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chiricahua Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Douglas(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)

Federal lands

Coronado National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Cochise

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 018S 023E 03 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • NE 1/4 SEC 3, UTM EST

Commodities

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Abrigo Limestone
    Rock description Abrigo Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.9801, 31.90124
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description District Mineralization Is Associated With Stronghold Granite Intrusive Event, Oligocene
Type of structure Local
Structure description Along Thrust Fault. Many Thrusts Are In Area Separating Paleozoic Limestones From Prec Pinal Schist

Ore body information

  • General form PARTIALLY OXIDIZED

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Middle Pass District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Escapule

Comments on the production information

  • A SMALL TONNAGE OF ORE PRODUCED IN 1938.

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW ADIT WORKINGS

Comments on development

  • ALSO OPERATED BY C. PERNELL, 1940

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 68.

  • Deposit

    GILLULY, 1956, USGS PP 281

  • Production

    KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE IN FOLDED AND FAULTED LIMESTONE CLOSE TO STRONG THRUST FAULT BRECCIA.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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