| Deposit ID | 10104049 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241018 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Clair Group Mines |
| Alternate or previous names | Empire State Mine |
| Related records | 10161435 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.34064, 32.08152 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1814 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | APROX 1/5 MI S OF EMIGRANT PASS IN EMIGRANT CANYON. 1.5 MI S OF ROUGH MOUNTAIN; UNSURVEYED, Placement Based On Correlation Of Written Descriptions And Geologic Map |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cochise Head(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
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 | Cochise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 015S | 029E | 36 | SE4 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Naco Group Limestone |
| Rock description | Naco Group Limestone |
| (1) | -109.34064, 32.08152 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Shear Zone In Faulted Limestone Intruded By Dikes And Plugs.Silicic Dikes And Intrusive Rock Is Mapped S Of Naco Group In Mine Area |
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Width | 0.61M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | California District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lone Butte Mining Co, Pawnee Mining Co, Big Springs Mining Co |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241018 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030117 |
KEITH, S B; 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P 51.
SABINS, 1957, GSA BULL, V. 68, P. 1315
COPPER HANDBOOK, V. 11, 1912-1913, W.H. WEED, EDITOR
KEITH, 1973, ARIZ BUR OF MINES BULL 187.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IN SHEAR ZONE IN FAULTED LIMESTONE INTRUDED BY DIKES AND PLUGS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-80 | Zigler, Jan L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-81 | Gest, Don E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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