| Deposit ID | 10048353 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M899940 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Blue Nose Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Blue Nose Extension, Abe Lincoln, Big Chief, Big Jim, War Horse, Home Again Virginia Hay Claims |
| Related records | 10161923 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.73345, 31.44792 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1615 |
| Relative position | 2 MILES SW OF HARSHAW. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Cruz(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Harshaw(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 | 08 | NW OF SE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Psilomelane | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Rhodochrosite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Epsomite | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAY VALUES (MID-1900'S) AVERAGED 22% PB, 28% ZN, 60 OZ/TON AG |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone |
| Rock unit name | Bisbee Formation |
| Rock description | Bisbee Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | Jurassic sedimentary and volcanic rocks |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nw-Trending Blue Nose Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Rhyolite Forms Intrusive Sheets In Limestone; Vein Parallels Dip Of Enclosing |
| General form | POCKETS |
|---|---|
| Dip | 40 NW |
| Length | 1188.72M |
| Width | 1.22M |
| Depth to bottom | 60.96M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Discoverer | George Mckay |
| Year of first production | 1884 |
| Year of last production | 1956 |
| District name | Harshaw District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Virginia Hay (?- |
| Last year | 1974 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 1.424HA |
| Length | 441.96M |
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Overall length | 152.4M |
| Overall width | 99.06M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M899940 |
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA.
SCHRADER, FRANK C., 1915, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SANTA RITA AND PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA: USGS BULLETIN 582, P. 278-279.
SIMONS, FRANK S., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE NOGALES AND LOCHIEL QUADRANGLES, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA: USGS MAP I-762 (1:48000).
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA, BIG JIM MINE.
MOORES, RICHARD C., 1972, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF A PORTION OF THE HARSHAW DISTRICT, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA: M.S. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA.
KEITH, STANTON B., 1975, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 191, P. 57.
ABGMT FILES, STANTON B. KEITH.
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE; BIG JIM MINE, BLUE NOSE MINE ABE LINCOLN MINE.
TENNEY, JAMES B., 1927-1929, HISTORY OF MINING IN ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES, P. 312.
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. 94-95.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SEDIMENTARY ROCKS DIP ABOUT 40 NW AND ARE SLICED BY A PROMINENT SHEETING THAT DIPS 80 SE; MOST ORE OCCURS IN DIPPER-SHAPED BODY. |
| Deposit | SEE ALSO; AMERICAN MINE (ALSO OWNED BY VIRGINIA HAY); TRENCH MINE FOR GEOLOGIC INFORMATION ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Calder, Susan R. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology | |
| Updater | 05-MAY-1995 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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