| Deposit ID | 10048333 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M899915 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Proto Mine Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Thesssalia, Gladstone-Proto Group, Gladstone Mine |
| Related records | 10137938 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.75011, 31.40014 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1615 |
| Relative position | 0.7 MI W OF RED HILL; 4 MI NW OF WASHINGTON CAMP |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Cruz(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cumero Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Santa Cruz(hydrologic unit)
Santa Cruz(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Santa Cruz |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 023S | 016E | 30 | CENTER OF S2 OF N2 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ORE VALUES AVERAGED 8% CU, 3 OZ./TON AG, MINOR PB AND AU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -110.75011, 31.40014 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Deposits Occur In Form Of Subordinate Veins, Lenses, Stringers, And Seams In Intrusive Fissures, Joints, Sheeting Planes, And Other Fractures In Quartz Monzonite And Diorite |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Diorite Forms Footwall And Quartz Monzonite Forms Hanging Wall Of Vein System |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N-S |
| Dip | 80E |
| Width | 1.52M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1888 |
| Discoverer | Antone Proto |
| Year of first production | 1903 |
| Year of last production | 1942 |
| District name | Patagonia District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hanna Mining Co |
| First year | 1966 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. W. Forsythe |
| First year | 1966 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M899915 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040230325 |
MSBM-ABGMT PRODUCTION DATA; GLADSTONE-PROTO MINE GROUP
SCHRADER, F.C., 1915, USGS BULL 582, P. 316-317
KEITH, S.B., 1975, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 191, P. 81
ADMR FILE DATA, GLADSTONE (PROTO, INDEPENDENCE) MINE
USBM FILES, PROTO GROUP
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE, GLADSTONE MINE
SIMONS, FRANK S., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE NOGALES AND LOCHIEL QUADRANGLES, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; USGS MAP I-762 (1:48000)
ABGMT FILES, STANTON B. KEITH
TENNEY, JAMES B., 1927-1929, HISTORY OF MINING IN ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES P. 313
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SEE ALSO: GLADSTONE MINE GROUP ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | GLADSTONE AND PROTO MINE GROUPS COVER CENTRAL-6000 FT. OF 5-MILE LONG FISSURE SYSTEM, WITH KNOWN EXTENT FROM BUENA VISTA GROUP ON SOUTH TO MORNING GLORY MINE ON NORTH |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1982 | Laraba, Peter H. (Calder, Susan) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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