| Deposit ID | 10104047 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241011 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mineral Park Mines |
| Alternate or previous names | Gold Slope, Maria |
| Related records | 10233711 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.62565, 32.23345 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2134 |
| Relative position | APPROX 4 MI NNW OF DOS CABEZAS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Simmons Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Willcox(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Simon(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 014S | 027E | 07 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| (1) | Early Tertiary to Late Cretaceous volcanic rocks |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Granitic Plug. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1935 |
| District name | Silver Camp District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gold Slope Mng Co, Park Mng And Mllng Co, Maria Copper Co, Mineral Park Gold Mng Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241011 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030185 |
KEITH, S B, 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 62.
COOPER, J. R., 1960, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-231.
DREWES, HARALD, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNPUBLISHED DATA, 1977-1980.
KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IN ALTERED LARAMIDE VOLCANICS INTRUDED BY LARAMIDE PLUG. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1980 | Zigler, Jan L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1981 | Gest, Don E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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