| Deposit ID | 10048318 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M899888 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Diamond Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.09014, 33.25592 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1256 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 0.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KINGS CROWN PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pinal(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Superior(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mesa(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Mesa(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Gila(hydrologic unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Tonto National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pinal |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 001S | 012E | 24 | CENTER OF E2 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Martin Limestone |
| Rock description | Martin Limestone |
| (1) | -111.09014, 33.25592 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | In Quartz Diorite Body S Of Silver King Quartz Diorite Porphyry |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Deyonian Martin Limestone And Precambrian Diabase Directly S. Of Mine |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1927 |
| Year of last production | 1940 |
| District name | Pioneer District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | R. Yslas And J. S. Abril |
| First year | 1940 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M899888 |
SHORT, M.N., GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SUPERIOR MINING AREA, ARIZONA, 1943, ABM BULLETIN 151, PLATE 1
USGS MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-253, 1962
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PROBABLY DISSEMINATED VEINLETS LIKE SILVER KING MINE DEPOSIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Roth, Frances A. (Gest, Don E.) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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