| Deposit ID | 10048127 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800155 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dragoon Copper Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Dragoon Copper Lease |
| Related records | 10282488, 10282964 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.06122, 32.08429 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1486 |
| Relative position | 1.3 MILES SOUTH OF THE TOWN 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)
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 | 015S | 022E | 36 | SW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Texas Canyon Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| Rock description | Texas Canyon Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Abrigo Formation; Martin Formation |
| Rock description | Abrigo Formation; Martin Formation |
| (1) | -110.06122, 32.08429 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Massive Fracture System, Tert Block Faulting With General Ne Trend |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1916 |
| Year of last production | 1917 |
| District name | Cochise District |
|---|
| Ownership category | County |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dragoon Copper Lease Co. |
| First year | 1917 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800155 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030714 |
USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 416, P. 152-153
ABGMT 187, P. 55
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1981 | Roth, Frances A. (Gest, Don E.) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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