| Deposit ID | 10027139 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M002219 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | State of Maine Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Sierra Minerals Management |
| Related records | 10161143 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.11566, 31.6993 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 2 1/2 MI. S. OF TOMBSTONE, ARIZ. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tombstone(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fort Huachuca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper San Pedro(hydrologic unit)
San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Cochise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 20S | 22E | 16,17 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Uncle Sam Quartz Latite Porphyry | ||||||||
| Rock description | Uncle Sam Quartz Latite Porphyry | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| (1) | -110.11566, 31.6993 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Bisbee Beds Are Surrounded By Uncle Sam Quartz Porphyry Outcrop, Mine Is Near Contact |
| General form | NARROW STRINGERS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Tombstone District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sierra Minerals Management |
| First year | 1974 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | J. Escapule |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 3.68HA |
| Length | 1524M |
| Overall depth | 198.12M |
| Overall length | 213.36M |
| Overall width | 182.88M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M002219 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030079 |
ARIZ. B. OF M. BULL. 143, 1938, PL. 3
KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 79.
MARVIN, STERN, CREASEY, AND MEHNERT, 1973, USGS BULL 1379
ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES INACTIVE FILE DATA
KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | HORN SILVER AND GOLD VALUES IN THE OXIDE ZONE AND WEAK SULFIDES IN NARROW STRINGERS IN CRUSHED AND ALTERED ROCK DEPTH ALONG FAULT FISSURE ZONES CUTTING SILL-LIKE QUARTZ LATIT E PORPHYRY AND CRETACEOUS BEDS. |
| 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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