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Quebec Mine

Past Producer in Pima county in Arizona, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Barium-Barite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039495
MRDS ID M050167
Record type Site
Current site name Quebec Mine
Related records 10186069

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.77735, 31.75902 (WGS84)
Elevation 1780
Relative position 37 MILES S.E. OF TUCSON.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Helvetia(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 19S 15E 26 NE Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Gold Secondary
Copper Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • AU CONTENT TENDS TO INCREASE IN CALCITE - BARITE GANGUE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Chronological age 56
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Apache Canyon Formation;Willow Canyon Formation
    Rock description Apache Canyon Formation;Willow Canyon Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.77735, 31.75902
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Homoclinal ; Reg.Trends: Tilting And Broad Open Folds In S. And Extensive Faulting In N.
Type of structure Local
Structure description Thrust And Normal Faulting - Fracture Zones.

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR POCKETS
    Strike NW
    Dip VERT
    Width 1.22M

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAJOR.UNITS: BASIN AND RANGE. ; GEOL.DESC: AGE OF MINERALIZATION BELIEVED TO BE THAT OF THE QUARTZ LATITE INTRUSIVE OF DREWES - 1971. ; REG.COM: STRUCTURE IN DISTRICT IS THRUST FAULTING AND HIGH ANGLE NORMAL FAULTING AND FOLDING.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1883

Mining district

District name Greaterville District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 89.92M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT AND TUNNEL OPERATIONS.

Comments on development

  • ANACONDA REPORTS ROSEMONT-HELVETIA INTRUSIVE QUARTZ LATITE AS POTENTIAL PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSIT IN 1971.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER, F.C., 191,5 USGS BULL 582.

  • Deposit

    DREWES, H., 1971, USGS MAP I-613 (SAHUARITA QUAD).

  • Deposit

    DREWES, H., 1970 USGS BULL 1312-A.

  • Deposit

    KEITH, S.B., 1974, ABM BULLETIN 189.

  • Deposit

    PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.

  • Deposit

    PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.

  • Deposit

    1909 RECON F. C. SCHRADER, U.S.G.S. BULL. 582.

  • Deposit

    1971 GEOLMAP H. DREWES U.S.G.S. MAP I-613.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE STRATIGRAPHIC UNITS USED ARE THOSE OF H. DREWES - 1971, USGS MAP I-613. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1972 Keith, William J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1992 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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