| Deposit ID | 10103744 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050173 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hancock Mine |
| Related records | 10235060 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.77512, 31.78152 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1695 |
| Relative position | 37 MILES S.E. OF TUCSON. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Helvetia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fort Huachuca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rillito(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 | Pima |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 019S | 015E | 14 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate |
| Rock unit name | Willow Canyon Formation |
| Rock description | Willow Canyon Formation |
| (1) | -110.77512, 31.78152 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Homoclinal ; Reg.Trends: Tilting And Broad Open Folds In S. And Extensive Faulting In N. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Thrust And Normal Faulting -Fracture Zones. |
| Dip | WEST |
|---|---|
| Width | 0.91M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Discoverer | W.M. Robinson? |
| District name | Greaterville District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050173 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040190245 |
SCHRADER, F.C., 1915 USGS BULL. 582.
DREWES, H., 1971, USGS MAP I-613 (SAHUARITA QUAD).
DREWES, H., 1970, USGS BULL. 1312A.
KEITH, S.B., 1974, ABM BULLETIN 189, P. 121.
1909 RECON F.C. SCHRADER, U.S.G.S. BULL. 582
1971 GEOLMAP H. DREWES, U.S.G.S. MAP I-613.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE STRATIGRAPHIC UNITS USED ARE THOSE OF H. DREWES - 1971, USGS MAP I-613. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1972 | Keith, William J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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