| Deposit ID | 10046209 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241058 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Scanlon Mine |
| Related records | 10112763 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.20231, 31.98819 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1463 |
| Relative position | APPROX 5 MI NE OF PARADISE .5 MI SW OF HARRIS MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Portal(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chiricahua Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Douglas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Simon(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Cochise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 016S | 031E | 32 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Bolsa Quartzite |
| Rock description | Bolsa Quartzite |
| (1) | -109.20231, 31.98819 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Tertiary Volcanic And Intrusive Event Associated With District Mineralization |
| General form | STRINGERS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | California District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241058 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030207 |
KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 54.
COOPER, 1959, USGS MAP MF-213
COPPER HANDBOOK, W.H. WEED, EDITOR, 1907
KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZED STRINGERS . FOUR OREBODIES PRESENT, 30 FT WIDE VEIN WITH CHALCOPYRITE REPORTED IN 1907 |
| 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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