Mica Mine

Occurrence in Pima county in Arizona, United States with commodity Mica
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10283674
MRDS ID TC40006
MAS/MILS ID 0040191060
Record type Site
Current site name Mica Mine
Related records 10065019

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -110.75628, 32.34041 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sabino Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tucson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rillito(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)

Pusch Ridge Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -110.75628, 32.34041

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Richard Smith
    Interest 100
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1941

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LOCATED 9 MI E OF TUCSON IN CATALINA MTNS-EXACT LOCATION

  • Deposit

    UNKNOWN

  • Deposit

    ARIZ DEPT MIN RES FILE DATA 1941

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-NOV-1983 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.