| Deposit ID | 10039477 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050139 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Juan Mine |
| Related records | 10137859 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.67153, 31.91345 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1052 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 0.5 MILE SOUTH OF SAN JUAN SPRING. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
San Juan Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sells(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Simon Wash(hydrologic unit)
Rio Sonoyta(hydrologic accounting unit)
Sonora(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 | 017S | 007E | 30 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Result | IN 1953 7 SAMPLES CUT ACROSS WIDTH OF THE VEIN FOR 300 FEET LENGTH AVERAGED 0.34 PERCENT W03. THESE WERE TAKEN OVER VEIN WIDTHS RANGING FROM 0.9 TO 14 FEET AND AVERAGED 4.5 FEET |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -111.67153, 31.91345 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fault Zone |
| General form | LENS/DISCONTINUOUS BAND |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | 45SE |
| Length | 152.4M |
| Width | 1.22M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1951 |
| Discoverer | Wm. H. Coplen |
| Year of first production | 1952 |
| Production years | 1952-57 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 44.2M |
| Overall depth | 15.24M |
| Overall length | 13.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050139 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040190382 |
DALE, STEWART, AND MCKINNEY, 1960, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF COCHISE, PIMA, AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES, ARIZ.: U.S.B.M. R.I. 5650.
KEITH, S., 1974, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES OF PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ABM BULLETIN 189.
1957 RECON USBM RI 5650
DALE, STEWART, AND MCKINNEY, 1960, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF COCHISE, PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, R.I. 5650
CIMRI
DALE, ETAL, 1960, USBM RI 5650
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DIP VARIES FROM 30 TO 60 SE. |
| Deposit | THIS RECORD CONTAINS INFORMATION FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D000818 OF JAMES E. ELLIOT WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1972 | Johnson, Maureen G. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1993 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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