| Deposit ID | 10109605 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050353 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wakefield Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Blue Jay Claim, Jack Wakefield, Covellite |
| Related records | 10160919 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.34844, 31.40431 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1913 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Miller Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper San Pedro(hydrologic unit)
San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle 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 | 023S | 020E | 30 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate |
| Rock unit name | Bisbee Group;Morita Formation;Glance Conglomerate |
| Rock description | Bisbee Group;Morita Formation;Glance Conglomerate |
| (1) | -110.34844, 31.40431 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1896 |
| Year of first production | 1896 |
| Year of last production | 1944 |
| Production years | 1940'S |
| District name | Hartford District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Coronado National Forest |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jack Wakefield Mining Co. |
| Home office | Patagonia, Az. |
| First year | 1943 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050353 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030226 |
DALE ETAL, 1960: USBM RI 5660.
HAYES & RAUP 1968, MAP I 509.
SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.
KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 67.
CIMRI
KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TUNGSTEN VEIN APPARENTLY SEPARATE FROM AU-AG CU VEIN. IRREGULAR QUARTZ VEIN CONTAINING SPOTTY GOLD AND SILVER VALUES WITH MINOR AMOUNTS OF CHALCOPYRITE AND GALENA AND SPORADIC, DISSEMINATED SCHEELITE WITH SOME HIGH-GRADE POCKETS IN A QUARTZ ZONE ALONG THE CONTACT OF THE GLANCE CONGLOMERATE WITH THE MORITA FM, BOTH MEMBERS OF THE BISBEE GROUP. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1972 | Johnson, Maureen G. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1994 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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