| Deposit ID | 10027143 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M002267 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ajo Gunsight Mine |
| Related records | 10210297 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.65879, 32.13622 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 911 |
| Relative position | 21 MI SE OF AJO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gunsight(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Ajo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ajo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Cristobal Wash(hydrologic unit)
Lower Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pima |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 015S | 004W | 11 | W OF CENTER | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -112.65879, 32.13622 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fissure Zone |
| General form | STRINGERS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1919 |
| Year of last production | 1922 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M002267 |
KEITH, 1974, ABM BULL 189, P.122
MINES HANDBOOK, 1920
ABM FILE DATA
CIMRI
KEITH, 1974
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A MERGER OF ORIGINAL RECORD M002267 WITH RECORD D000784 OF ELLIOT, J.E. AND JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE; T.G. THEODORE, USGS, CONT ACT PERSON ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1983 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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