| Deposit ID | 10108999 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M001678 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Cat Claims |
| Related records | 10137293 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.0762, 32.87261 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1390 |
| Relative position | 7.5 MILES ESE OF YORK ON WILLOW CREEK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Greenlee(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Goat Camp Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Safford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Gila-Mangas(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Greenlee |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 006S | 032E | 33 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Psilomelane | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| (1) | -109.0762, 32.87261 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Steep Northerly Trending Zones Of Shearing And Brecciation In Volcanic Rocks |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Ore Lenses Are Separated Along Both The Strike And Dip By Barren Intervals Or By Stringers Of Ore Too Narrow To Mine |
| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Strike | N |
| Dip | 80E |
| Width | 0.76M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1952 |
| Discoverer | L.A. Billingsley And Lewis Dean |
| Year of first production | 1953 |
| District name | Twin Peaks District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | L. A. Billingsley And Lewis Dean |
| First year | 1961 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 15.24M |
| Overall length | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M001678 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040110030 |
FARNHAM, L.L., STEWART, L.A., AND DELONG, C.W., 1961, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF EASTERN ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 7990, P. 103-4.
USBM FILES, BLACK CAT GROUP.
ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA, BLACK CAT GROUP.
U.S.B.M. I.C. 7990, P. 103-4.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1979 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1982 | Calder, Susan R. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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