| Deposit ID | 10109615 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050508 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Amado Mine Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Rosebud, Oreona, Whipperwell, Tiger |
| Related records | 10259417 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.34291, 31.59291 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1173 |
| Relative position | 1/2 MILE N OF ARIVACA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Arivaca(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sells(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Brawley Wash(hydrologic unit)
Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pima |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 021S | 010E | 20 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | Jurassic granitic rocks |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N60E |
| Dip | 80N TO VERTICAL |
| Length | 609.6M |
| Width | 1.52M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1921 |
| Year of last production | 1956 |
| District name | Arivaca District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Arivaca Mining Co. |
| Home office | 407 Nash Bldg, Austin, Tx. |
| First year | 1956 |
| Year | 1956 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1921 - 1956 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^0.5 Oz Au/Ton, 6 Oz Ag/Ton, 4 % Pb, 1 % Zn, Trace Cu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 762M |
| Overall depth | 67.06M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050508 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040190097 |
KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 104 .
ARIZ DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA
CRABTREE, 1932, REPORT ON THE OREONA MINE, PIMA COUNTY; ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE
( 8 ) ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 104 .
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OXIDATION, ENRICHMENT NEAR SURFACE; FISSURE VEINS RANGE FROM ONE TO 5 FT IN WIDTH, AND MINERALIZED PORTION IS UP TO 2 FT WIDE; 10 UNPATENTED CLAIMS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1972 | Johnson, Maureen G. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1981 | Gest, Don E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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