| Deposit ID | 10037132 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M030557 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Old Baldy Copper Mine |
| Related records | 10210494 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.7604, 31.71624 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1943 |
| Relative position | 1.5 MI N OF LITTLESHOT CAMP, AND 1/4 MI N OF LUCKY LEDGE MINE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Cruz(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mount Wrightson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fort Huachuca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nogales(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Santa Cruz |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 020S | 014E | 01 | SW OF SW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Biotite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock | ||||
| Rock unit name | Gardier Canyon Rhyolite Porphyry | ||||
| Rock description | Gardier Canyon Rhyolite Porphyry | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Madera Canyon Granodiorite |
| Rock description | Madera Canyon Granodiorite |
| (1) | -110.7604, 31.71624 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Trending Box Canyon Dike Swarm |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Granodiorite And Porphyry Are Sheeted Parallel To Vein |
| General form | TABULAR, IRREGULAR, BANDS AND BUNCHES |
|---|---|
| Dip | 60SE |
| Width | 0.61M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Old Baldy District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Coronado National Forest |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 19.81M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M030557 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040230305 |
SCHRADER, 1915, USGS BULL 582.
SCHRADER AND HILL, 1910, USGS BULL 430.
ABGMT FILE DATA.
HILL, 1912, USGS BULL 507.
USBM FILES, OLD BALDY PROSPECT.
DREWES, 1971, USGS MAP I-614 (1:48000).
DREWES, 1972, USGS PP 748, P. 14-15.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS REPORT WAS TAKEN FROM RECORD M030557 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS. ; 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. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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