| Deposit ID | 10027135 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M002204 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buckeye Apache Mines |
| Alternate or previous names | Buckeye, Sunrise, Apache, Fairview Group |
| Related records | 10209581 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.58565, 32.24068 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 2 MILES NE OF DOS CABEZAS PEAKS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dos Cabezas(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Willcox(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Silver City(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
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 | 014S | 027E | 04 | SE OF SE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite |
| (1) | -109.58565, 32.24068 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| District name | Silver Camp District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Buckeye Mining And Mllng Co, Buckeye Apache Mines Co |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M002204 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030106 |
USBM FILES
KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 72.
DREWES, HARALD, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNPUBLISHED DATA, 1977-1980.
COOPER, J. R., 1960, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-231.
KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IN QUARTZ VEINS ALONG FISSURE ZONES IN GRANITIC ROCK. VEINS ARE FROM 3 TO 15 FT WIDE, ALTHOUGH 3 FT WIDTH IS MOST USUAL. VEINS ARE MINERALIZED FOR 1000 TO 2000 FT IN LENGTH |
| Deposit | 30 CLAIMS IN GROUP. HOST ROCK REPORTED TO BE PRECAMBRIAN GRANITE ON SILVER CITY MINERAL DEPOSIT MAP 1-1310-B (USGS 1983). ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1981 | Gest, Don E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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