| Deposit ID | 10097928 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011804 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Austin Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Includes: Austin, Chance No. 7 and No. 8 Claims |
| Related records | 10258798 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.52148, 32.19595 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dos Cabezas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Willcox(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Willcox Playa(hydrologic unit)
San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management AZ)
Bureau of Land Management AZ BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Cochise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 014S | 028E | 30 | NE4 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | Early Tertiary to Late Cretaceous volcanic rocks |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| District name | Teviston District |
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 26M |
| Overall length | 61.26M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011804 |
DALE, V. B., STEWART, L. A., AND MCKINNEY, W. A., 1960, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS RI-5650, P. 23-24.
COOPER, J. R., 1960, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-231.
DMEA 3852
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ VEIN (E-W) AND VEINLETS ALONG FAULT SEPARATING PALEOZOIC LIMESTONES ON SOUTH, FROM PRECAMBRIAN SCHISTS. MINERALIZATION CONCENTRATED AT LIMESTONE-QUARTZ VEIN CONTACT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1984 | Seanor, Clint E. (Worl, Ron) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1990 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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