| Deposit ID | 10103759 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050634 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Old Pueblo Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Quien Sabe |
| Related records | 10161844 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.04652, 32.20511 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cat Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silver Bell Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tucson(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pima |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 014S | 013E | 19 | NE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Shorts Ranch Andesite | ||||
| Rock description | Shorts Ranch Andesite | ||||
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| (1) | Early Tertiary to Late Cretaceous volcanic rocks |
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| Strike | NNE |
|---|---|
| Dip | 90 |
| Length | 55M |
| Width | 430M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Amole District |
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| Year | 1936 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1907 - 1936 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE CU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^5% Cu, 1.2 Oz Ag/Ton, 0.04 Oz Au/Ton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 157.58M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050634 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040190343 |
KINNISON, J.E., 1958, GEOLOGY & ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN AMOLE DISTRICT: U.A. MS THESIS.
ASHLEY, R. P. 1974, FIELD EXAM.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AREA WITH CONSPICUOUS CU SILICATES EXTENDS MOSTLY SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF OLD PUEBLO MINE SHAFT (20-6), MAXIMUM DIMENSIONS OF AREA AS ABOVE. CHALCOCITE FOUND ONLY IN MINED OPEN CUTS WHERE CU SILICATES PARTICULARLY ABUNDANT. ADIT IS 230M 5WOF SHAFT (20-7). ARGILLIZATION OCCURS LOCALLY THRU OUT AREA. CU MINERALS ASSOCIATED WITH QTZ VEINLETS WITH SOME LIMONITE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1973 | Johnson, Maureen G. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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