| Deposit ID | 10048340 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M899927 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Iron Cap Mine |
| Related records | 10161980 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.75929, 31.50125 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1536 |
| Relative position | 2.5 MILES SOUTH OF PATAGONIA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Cruz(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Patagonia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fort Huachuca(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Santa Cruz |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 022S | 015E | 24 | SE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Hornblende | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Mount Wrightson Formation | ||||||
| Rock description | Mount Wrightson Formation | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff > Welded Tuff |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock |
| (1) | -110.75929, 31.50125 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northward Extension Of Flux Mine Mineralization; Ryolite Contains Isolated Exotic Blocks Of Upper Paleozoic Limestone |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Located On Or Near Northward Extension Of Harshaw Creek Fault |
| General form | UNKNOWN |
|---|---|
| Length | 2413.95M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1947 |
| Year of last production | 1948 |
| District name | Harshaw District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M899927 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040230233 |
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
USBM FILES, IRON CAP MINE
BLM MINING DISTRICT MAP 721
SCHRADER, FRANK C., 1915, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SANTA RITA AND PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA; USGS BULLETIN 582, P. 261
SIMONS, FRANK S., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE NOGALES AND LOCHIEL QUADRANGLES, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; USGS MAP I-762 (1:48000)
KARTCHNER, WAYNE E. 1944 THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF A PORTION OF THE HARSHAW DISTRICT, PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA; PHD. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, P.82-84
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IRON CAP DEPOSIT LOCATED ON OR NEAR FLUX LODE, WHICH HAS KNOWN EXTENT OF 1.5 MILES |
| Deposit | SEE ALSO; FLUX MINE; BLUE EAGLE MINE; CALIFORNIA MINE FOR GEOLOGIC INFORMATION ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1982 | Calder, Susan R. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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