| Deposit ID | 10048347 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M899934 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Elevation Mine Group |
| Related records | 10234929 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.72373, 31.52097 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1524 |
| Relative position | 2.5 MILES SE OF PATAGONIA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Cruz(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Hughes(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)
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 | 022S | 016E | 16 | SW OF NW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Result | ASSAY VALUES FOR EARLY 1900'S AVERAGED 16%CU, 10% PB, 30 OZ/TON AG |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| (1) | -110.72373, 31.52097 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | E-W And N-S Trending Faults In Tertiary Volcanics |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Thick-Bedded, Very Fine-Grained Volcanics Associated With Red Mountain |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | E-W |
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Length | 15.24M |
| Width | 7.62M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1890 |
| Discoverer | Weatherwax |
| District name | Harshaw District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 274.32M |
| Overall depth | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M899934 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040230177 |
SCHRADER, FRANK C., 1915, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SANTA RITA AND PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA; USGS BULLETIN 582, P. 264-265
MOORES, RICHARD C, 1972, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF PORTION OF THE HARSHAW DISTRICT, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; M.S. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DISSEMINATED COPPER MINERALS OCCUR IN 50-FT. SECTION OF GRAY-WHITE SOFT ALTERED ANDESEITE; WITHIN SHEAR ZONE, MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN 5 FT. BAND OF BRECCIA AND GOUGE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Calder, Susan R. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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