| Deposit ID | 10136913 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0040030070 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed Prospects |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.22504, 31.94343 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1760 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Portal(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chiricahua Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Douglas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Simon(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper 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 | 017 S | 030 E | 24 | NE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -109.22504, 31.94343 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | California District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030070 |
BROWN S D 1993 USBM OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 12-93 P 137-140
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THREE SHAFTS, UP TO 35 FT DEEP, A SHORT DECLINE AND SMALL PITS DUG ON A FAULT ZONE THAT CAN BE TRACED INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT 300 FT ON SURFACE. FAULT ZONE UP TO 4 FT THICK CONSISTING OF ALTERED LIMESTONE; LIMONITIC, CLAYEY GOUGE. ORE MINERALS INCLUDE GALENA, MALACHITE, PYRITE, AND SPHALERITE. ACCESSORY MINERALS INCLUDE EPIDOTE, HEMATITE, AND LIMONITE. LIMESTONE COUNTRY ROCK. FROM 4 SAMPLES, THE HIGHEST METAL CONCENTRATIONS WERE COPPER 0.23%, LEAD 7.8%, SILVER 71 PPM, ZINC, 0.40%, AND GOLD 390 PPB. ANY PRODUCTION WOULD HAVE BEEN SMALL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-JUL-1993 | Brown, Don | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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