| Deposit ID | 10039393 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050020 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Banks Mine |
| Related records | 10161286 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.05233, 32.06873 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1463 |
| Relative position | 2.25 MILE SSE OF TOWN OF JOHNSON. |
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 | 016S | 022E | 01 | S OF CENTER | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Huebnerite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Texas Canyon | ||||
| Rock description | Texas Canyon | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Tertiary Block Faulting Trending Nw. ; Reg.Trends: Late Cretaceous Or Early Tertiary N To Nw Trending Folds And Thrust Faults Overriding To Ne. |
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 70 E |
| Dip | 43 TO 60 S |
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Length | 1219.2M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Cochise District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050020 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030096 |
COOPER, J.R., AND SILVER, L.T., 1964, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 416.
KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 55.
LIVINGSTON, MAUGER, BENNETT, AND LAUGHLIN, 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.
1964 GEOLMAP U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, COOPER AND SILVER, PROF. PAPER 416
CIMRI
KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN IS SINUOUS THICKEST AND RICHEST PARTS OF VEIN ARE AT BENDS. VEIN PINCHES OUT LOCALLY. ANOTHER VEIN 1800 FT. LONG, AS MUCH AS 6 FT. THICK STRIKES N45E DIPS 65 SE. AT NE PART OF VEIN, SMALL EN ECHELON VEINS STRIKE N 10 TO 20 E. AT SW PART OF VEIN, SMALL VEINS STRIKING N45E APPEAR. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Bergquist, Joel R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1992 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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