| Deposit ID | 10109887 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M899914 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bennett Mine |
| Related records | 10283343 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.77929, 31.38292 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1341 |
| Relative position | 10 MILES NE OF NOGALES ARIZONA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Cruz(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cumero Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Santa Cruz(hydrologic unit)
Santa Cruz(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 | Santa Cruz |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 023S | 015E | 35 | SW OF SE OF NE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Comoro Canyon Granite | ||||
| Rock description | Comoro Canyon Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -110.77929, 31.38292 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | E-W And Ne Trending Quartz Veins And Associated Bands Of Crushed Mineralized Rock In Fault Fissures Cutting Quartz Monzonite |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Quartz Monzonite Locally Intruded By Diorite And Granite Porphyry Containing Copper, Gold, And Some Molybdenite |
| General form | STRINGERS, SHOOTS |
|---|---|
| Width | 0.1M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1914 |
| District name | Patagonia District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M899914 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040230110 |
USBM FILE DATA-CLUSTER #22
SCHRADER, F.C., 1915, USGS BULL, 582, P. 313
SIMONS, FRANK S. 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE NOGALES AND LOCHIEL QUADRANGLES, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; USGS MAP I-762(1:48000)
ABGMT FILES, STANTON B. KEITH
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FAULT FISSURE IN QUARTZ MONZONITE; STRINGERS AND SHOOTS RANGE IN WIDTH FROM 1-4INCHES |
| Deposit | SEE ALSO: BUENA VISTA MINE FOR GEOLOGIC INFORMATION ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Laraba, Peter (Calder, Susan) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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