Stephens Diatomite

Past Producer in Greenlee county in Arizona, United States with commodity Diatomite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10234546
MAS/MILS ID 0040110167
Record type Site
Current site name Stephens Diatomite
Alternate or previous names Duncan Diatomaceous Earth Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -109.12784, 32.75011 (WGS84)
Elevation 1122

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Greenlee(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sheldon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Safford(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Silver City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Gila-Mangas(hydrologic unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Greenlee

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 008 S 031 E 12 C Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Diatomite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -109.12784, 32.75011

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Elmer Stephens
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1959
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner American Diatom Inc.
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1960

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UNSURE OF EXACT LOCALITY-2 DEPOSITS 3-3 1/2 MILES N OF DUNCA

  • Deposit

    USGS DUNCAN QUAD

  • Deposit

    ADMR STEPHENS DIATOMITE FILE

  • Deposit

    ADMR INFO

  • Deposit

    ELEVATORSKI,E.A.AZ INDUSTRIAL MINERAL 1978 P 34

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-83 ADMR U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Arizona resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.