| Deposit ID | 10048357 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M899946 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Augusta Mine |
| Related records | 10258982 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.73206, 31.44097 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1676 |
| Relative position | 2.5 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 | 17 | NW OF NE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Result | EARLY 1900'S ORE VALUES AVERAGED 57% PB, 10% ZN, 40 OZ/TON AG,0.2 OZ/TON AU |
|---|
| 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) | -110.73206, 31.44097 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Rhyolite Dikes Cut Sediments Ini Region And Appear To Be Responsible For Mineralization |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Sedimentary Beds Strike Approximately N-S And Dip 15w |
| General form | STRINGERS |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1878 |
| District name | Harshaw District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 33.53M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M899946 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040230108 |
USBM FILES, AUGUSTA MINE
KEITH, STANTON B., 1975, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 191, P. 75
KARTCHNER, WAYNE E., 1944, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF A PORTION OF THE HARSHAIN DISTRICT, PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA; PHD. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA,P. 28-31
SCHRADER, FRANK C., 1915, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SANTA RITA AND PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA; USGS BULLETIN 582, P. 308
SIMONS, FRANK S., 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE NOGALES AND LOCHIEL QUADRANGES, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; USGS MAP I-762 (1=48000)
ABGMT FILES, STANTON B. KEITH
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT FORMS A COMPOUND VEIN OR GROUP OF PARALLEL STRINGERS; VEIN IS NARROW ANDIRREGULAR |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1982 | Calder, Susan R. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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