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Tom Scott Mine

Producer in Cochise county in Arizona, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Molybdenum
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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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Production statistics
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048118
MRDS ID M800142
Record type Site
Current site name Tom Scott Mine
Alternate or previous names Mason
Related records 10282958

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.82148, 31.73791 (WGS84)
Elevation 1554
Relative position 1 MILE WEST OF MAUD HILL, 1/2 MILE NE OF GLEESON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochise(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Outlaw Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chiricahua Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Douglas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Whitewater Draw(hydrologic unit)

Rio De Bavispe(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sonora(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Cochise

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 019S 025E 32 NW Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Ore
Aurichalcite Ore
Calamine Ore
Cerargyrite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Malachite Ore
Melaconite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Smithsonite Ore
Wulfenite Ore
Aragonite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Jarosite Gangue
Kaolin Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Pyrolusite Unknown

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Gleeson Quartz Monzonite;Sugarloaf Quartz Latite Porphyry
    Rock description Gleeson Quartz Monzonite;Sugarloaf Quartz Latite Porphyry
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Naco Group
    Rock description Naco Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.82148, 31.73791
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description In Limestone Near Quartz Monzonite Contact. Beds 10w, 45e
Type of structure Local
Structure description Nnw Trending Gleeson Ridge Overthrust, Bedding Plane Faults

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Control By Faults And Fractures In Limestone Most Prominent Fault On Bedding Plane

Comments on the geologic information

  • YELLOW AND BROWN IRON OXIDES AND BLACK MANGANESE OXIDES PRESENT IN SOME CASES, SURFACE WATERS HAVE CARVED IRREGULAR CAVES UP TO 10 FEET ACROSS, WITH A POORLY CONSOLIDATED FILLING CONTAINING SOME ORE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1907
Year of last production 1954

Mining district

District name Turquoise District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Tejon Mine Leasing And Development Co.

Production statistics

  • Year 1954
    Period Wwi-1954
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^20 Oz/T Ag, 7.5% Pb, 3.5% Cu, $2.25/T Au (Wwi)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Copper Copper 4wt-pct
    Major Ore Lead Lead 8wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 565g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • A FEW THOUSAND TONS OF ORE PRODUCED IN 1880'S-1890'S

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 548.64M
    Overall depth 22.86M

Comments on the workings information

  • DEPTH IS DEPTH OF SHAFT DRIVEN FROM TUNNEL. TUNNEL IS 1000 FEET LONG IN A NE DIRECTION. A 400 FOOT RAISE A 330 FOOT WINZE LEAD FROM THE TUNNEL

Comments on development

  • OPERATORS INCLUDED TEJON CO., IGNACIO VALDEZ, CONCEPTION QUIRO

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

  • Deposit

    WILSON, 1927, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COURTLAND-GLARSON REGION. ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 123, P. 73

  • Deposit

    ABGMT 187, P. 84.

  • Production

    KEITH, 1973, P. 84

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BODIES LARGEST WHERE TWO OR MORE FAULTS AND FRACTURES INTERSECT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1981 Gest, Don E. Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology

Beyond USGS

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