| Deposit ID | 10039387 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050012 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mammoth Mine |
| Related records | 10185559 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.07705, 32.10984 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 3/4 MI NW OF TOWN OF JOHNSON, 1.7 KM SE OF JOHNSON PEAK. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dragoon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tucson(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Willcox Playa(hydrologic unit)
San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Cochise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 015S | 022E | 23 | SW4 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| Bismuth Critical | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Diopside | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Wollastonite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Texas Canyon Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| Rock description | Texas Canyon Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Abrigo Formation; Martin Formation |
| Rock description | Abrigo Formation; Martin Formation |
| (1) | -110.07705, 32.10984 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Massive Fracture System, Ne Tilting Tert Block Faulting |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Faults & Fractures |
| General form | TABULAR, CHIMNEYS, MANTOS |
|---|---|
| Plunge direction | APPROX E-W |
| Thickness | 7.62M |
| Length | 121.92M |
| Width | 13.72M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1881 |
| Year of first production | 1882 |
| District name | Cochise District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 198.12M |
| Overall depth | 182.88M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050012 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030181 |
KEITH, S., 1973, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN COCHISE COUNTY, ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL 187.
COOPER & SILVER, 1964, DRAGOON QUAD: USGS PP. 416.
ABM FILE DATA.
LIVINGSTON ET AL, 1967, JGR V.72, P. 1361-1375.
PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
CIMRI
KEITH, 1973, P.58
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LARGEST CHIMNEY 400 BY 45 BY 25 FT. TABULAR BODIES SMALLER THAN CHIMNEYS - MAX 10 FT THICK. |
| Deposit | THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A MERGER OF ORIGINAL RECORD M050012 WITH RECORD M030574 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE, CONTACT PERSON IS T.G. THEODORE, USGS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-83 | Peterson, Jocelyn A. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-92 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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