| Deposit ID | 10109775 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241174 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Papago Mine |
| Related records | 10161636 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.18155, 32.56788 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 616 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.6 MILES NORTH OF CATHEDRAL ROCK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pinal(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Copperosity Hills(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Gila Bend(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ajo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Santa Rosa Wash(hydrologic unit)
Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pinal |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 010S | 002E | 08 | SW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -112.18155, 32.56788 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | E-W Fault, Dips South 40 |
| Strike | E-W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 40 TO 60 SOUTH |
| Thickness | 45.72M |
| Length | 914.4M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1902 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 200.25M |
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241174 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040210945 |
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
ADMR FILE DATA
TENNEY, JAMES, HISTORY OF MINING IN ARIZONA, 1927-1929 P 342
TENNEY, J.B., ECONOMIC GEOLOGICAL RECONNAISSANCE OF CASA GRANDE MINING DISTRICT, AZ BUREAU OF MINES, 1934, P 15-16
USAEC PRELIM RECONN REPORT 172-488 1953 P11
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LEDGE OF SILICIFIED GRANITE BRECCIA CONTAINING DISSEMINATED GOLD AND SILVER MINERALS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1982 | Roth, Frances A. (Gest, Don E.) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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