Old Pueblo Mine

Past Producer in Pima county in Arizona, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Production statistics
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

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

Geographic coordinates: -111.04652, 32.20511 (WGS84)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 014S 013E 19 NE Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericitization; Argillitic

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Rock unit name Shorts Ranch Andesite
    Rock description Shorts Ranch Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Tertiary
    Chronological age 56.8

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NNE
    Dip 90
    Length 55M
    Width 430M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Amole District

Production statistics

  • Year 1936
    Period 1907 - 1936
    Material ORE CU
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^5% Cu, 1.2 Oz Ag/Ton, 0.04 Oz Au/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Ore Gold Gold 1g/mt
    Major Ore Silver Silver 34g/mt
    Major Ore Copper Copper 5wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • 1969 - 1970 PRODUCTION INCLUDED WITH BATTLE AX MINE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 157.58M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT, SEVERAL OPEN CUTS, ADIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KINNISON, J.E., 1958, GEOLOGY & ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN AMOLE DISTRICT: U.A. MS THESIS.

  • Deposit

    ASHLEY, R. P. 1974, FIELD EXAM.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1973 Johnson, Maureen G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Arizona resources

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