| Deposit ID | 10039538 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050242 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Choctaw Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Noon, Anderson, Fickett |
| Related records | 10210472 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.27013, 31.49402 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1234 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Cruz(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bartlett Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Atascosa Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Brawley Wash(hydrologic unit)
Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management AZ)
Bureau of Land Management AZ BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Santa Cruz |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 022S | 010E | 24 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Bismuth Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | SAMPLING IN 1940 SHOWED AVERAGES OF .01 OZ/TON AU |
|---|---|
| Result | 4.1 OZ TON AG |
| Result | 7.5% PB |
| Result | 7.6% ZN. |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| Rock unit name | Oro Blanco Formation;Cobre Ridge Tuff |
| Rock description | Oro Blanco Formation;Cobre Ridge Tuff |
| (1) | -111.27013, 31.49402 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Block Faulting. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Mine Is On A Major Nw-Trending Fault; Quartz Veins In Region Trend Ne-Sw And E-W, Dipping 30n And 73se, Respectively |
| Strike | NORTHEAST |
|---|---|
| Dip | 31 TO 60 SE |
| Length | 80.77M |
| Width | 1.22M |
| Depth to bottom | 60.96M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1893 |
| Discoverer | Dr. Noon |
| Year of first production | 1893 |
| Production years | D1- PRE 1900; D2-1940'S |
| District name | Oro Blanco District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Year | 1950 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1948-1950 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^Averaged 7 % Each In Pb And Zn, 5 Oz. Ag Per Ton, And Minor Cu And Au. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 30.48M |
| Overall depth | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050242 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040230046 |
KNIGHT, L.H., JR., 1970, ORO BLANCO DISTRICT: UNIV. ARIZ. PH.D. THESIS.
YEEND, WARREN, 1973.
ABM BULL 191, P. 63.
CIMRI
KNIGHT, 1970; KEITH, 1975
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1972 | Johnson, Maureen G. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1982 | Harner, Joy L. (Peterson, Jo) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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