| Deposit ID | 10109854 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800317 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Swisshelm Mine |
| Related records | 10136549 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.54314, 31.71042 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1676 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 1.5 MILES NORTH OF SWISSHELM MTN., Utm Measured To Shaft In Approximate Location Of Swisshelm Claims |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Swisshelm Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chiricahua Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Douglas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Whitewater Draw(hydrologic unit)
Rio De Bavispe(hydrologic accounting unit)
Sonora(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management AZ)
Bureau of Land Management AZ BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Cochise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 020S | 027E | 12 | NE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Naco Group | ||||
| Rock description | Naco Group | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -109.54314, 31.71042 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nnw Thrust Faults In Swisshelms Overthrust Penn Naco Group Over Rhyolite Porphyry |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | On Upthrown Side Of Nw Trending Fault; Penn Naco Group Strikes Nw |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1918 |
| Year of last production | 1958 |
| District name | Swisshelm District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Swisshelm Gold And Silver Mining Co. (Ben Heney) |
| First year | 1958 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 175.26M |
| Overall depth | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800317 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030337 |
LORING, W.B., 1947, THE GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE MOUNTAIN QUEEN AREA NORTHERN SWISSHELM MOUNTAINS, AZ, M.S. THESIS, U OF AZ
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILES
AZ DEPT MIN RESOURCES FILE DATA
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-82 | Roth, Frances A. (Gest, Don E.) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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