| Deposit ID | 10037100 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M030398 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Simplot Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Part of Duquesne-Washington Group |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.69928, 31.38597 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 5 MI N OF MEXICO, N OF WASHINGTON GULCH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Cruz(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Harshaw(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Santa Cruz(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Santa Cruz |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 023S | 016E | 34 | CENTER | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Digenite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ZN:CU=4.0, ZN:PB=4.8, AG:CU=1.6, PB:CU=0.8, AG:PB=1.9, ZN:AG=2.5 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Duquesne Volcanics | ||||||
| Rock description | Duquesne Volcanics | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Concha Limestone |
| Rock description | Concha Limestone |
| (1) | -110.69928, 31.38597 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Mineral Deposits Of Washington-Duquesne Area Occupy A Limestone-Sed Iment Belt (2.5 Mi By 1.25 Mi) Surrounded By Igneous Rocks Which Also Form Detached Masses And Dikes Within Belt |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Post Mineral Faulting Displacing Ore Horizons Tens Of Feet, Nw Plu Nging Anticline; 2 Upper Ore Zones Thicken And Locally Merge To Form O Ne Ore Zone Dipping 50-70 Ne Along Axis Of A Nw Plunging Anticline |
| Length | 91.44M |
|---|---|
| Width | 3.05M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Washington Camp District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M030398 |
LEHMAN, 1978, PH.D. THESIS, UNIV OF AZ
SIMONS, 1974, USGS MAP I-762
KEITH, 1975, ABM BULL 191
SCHRADER, 1915, USGS BULL 582
ABGMT FILE DATA
ADMR FILE DATA, J.R. SIMPLOT CO. PROPERTY
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 3 PRINCIPAL ZONES OF SULFIDE MINERALIZATION; UPPER TWO ZONES ARE 1-10 FT THICK AND ARE SEPARATED BY 0-20 FT OF SKARN AND MARBLE; WEST O F THE SIMPLOT SHAFT THESE ZONES STRIKE N AND DIP 60-80W; LOWEST ORE ZO NE OCCURS AT TOP OF 50 FT THICK DACITE SILL |
| Deposit | THIS REPORT WAS TAKEN FROM RECORD M030398 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENU M FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS. SEE ALSO INDIANA MINE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1983 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1982 | Calder, Susan R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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