| Deposit ID | 10039496 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050168 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Royal Mountain Mine. |
| Related records | 10137737 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.78012, 31.75513 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1724 |
| Relative position | 37 MILES S.E. OF TUCSON. |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pima |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 19S | 15E | 26 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Copper | Ore |
| Lead | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Quartz Latite 56+-2my Quartz Latite.;Granodiorite 1450+-10my-Granodiorite | ||||
| Rock description | Quartz Latite 56+-2my Quartz Latite.;Granodiorite 1450+-10my-Granodiorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| Rock unit name | Willow Canyon Formation Cretaceous-Conglomerate Siltstone.;Glance Conglomerate Conglomerate |
| Rock description | Willow Canyon Form. Cretaceous-Conglomerate Siltstone.;Glance Conglomerate Conglomerate |
| (1) | -110.78012, 31.75513 |
|---|
| 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. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | 30DEG. SW. |
| Width | 0.61M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1912 |
| Year of last production | 1913 |
| District name | Greaterville District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 71.63M |
| Overall depth | 24.38M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050168 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040190552 |
SCHRADER, F.C., 1915 USGS BULL. 582.
DREWES, H., 1971, USGS MAP I-613 (SAHUARITA QUAD)
DREWES, H., 1970 USGS BULL. 1312A.
1909 RECON F.C. SCHRADER, U.S.G.S. BULL 582.
1971 GEOLMAP H. DREWES U.S.G.S. MAP I-613.
| 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 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1972 | Keith, William J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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