| Deposit ID | 10039549 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050258 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Dos Amigos Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Daniels |
| Related records | 10137879 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.23902, 31.41764 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1143 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 4 MILES SW OF RUBY. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Cruz(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ruby(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Atascosa Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rio De La Concepcion(hydrologic unit)
Rio De La Concepcion(hydrologic accounting unit)
Sonora(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 | Santa Cruz |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 023S | 011E | 20 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Silver | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Sidewinder Quartz Monzonite; | ||||
| Rock description | Sidewinder Quartz Monzonite; | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate |
| Rock unit name | Oro Blanco Formation |
| Rock description | Oro Blanco Formation |
| (1) | -111.23902, 31.41764 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nw- And Ne-Trending Fault Zone |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Nw Quartz Vein; Dip 90sw |
| General form | IREGULAR, LENSING, TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N35W |
| Dip | 90 DEG. |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1934-1941 |
| District name | Oro Blanco District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Legend Group Ltd. |
| First year | 1930 |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 213.36M |
| Overall depth | 30.48M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050258 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040230051 |
WILSON, ET AL, ARIZONA LODE GOLD MINES : ABM. BULL. 137.
KNIGHT, L.H., JR., 1970, ORO BLANCO DISTRICT: UNIV. ARIZ. PH.D. THESIS.
USBM FILES, DOS AMIGOS MINE.
CIMRI
ABM FILE DATA
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZATION ALL IN THE OXIDIZED ZONE. |
| Deposit | ONE OF THE ORO BLANCO AREA MINES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1972 | Johnson, Maureen G. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1982 | Laraba, Peter (Calder, Susan R) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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