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Black Princess Mine

Producer in Pima county in Arizona, United States with commodities Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper
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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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  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 10039561
MRDS ID M050284
Record type Site
Current site name Black Princess Mine
Related records 10137977

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.28263, 31.68263 (WGS84)
Elevation 1113
Relative position 8 MILES NNW OF ARIVACA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cerro Colorado(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sells(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

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 020S 010E 14 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • SE 1/4 SECTION 14 .

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Gold Secondary
Lead Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Anglesite Ore
Copper Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.28263, 31.68263
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 85 E
    Dip 75 SE
    Depth to bottom 21.34M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cerro Colorado District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Soloman And Woatman
    First year 1935

Production statistics

  • Year 1939
    Period 1820 - 1939
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^20 Oz Ag/Ton, 0.2 Oz Au/Ton, Minor Pb, Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Gold Gold 6g/mt
    Minor Ore Silver Silver 565g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • WORKED SPORADICALLY FROM EARLY 1800'S TO 1939 .

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 24.38M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW SHAFT AND SURFACE OPERATIONS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 113 .

  • Deposit

    JONES, R. D., 1957 , GEOLOGY OF THE CERRO COLORADO MINING DISTRICT: UNIV. ARIZ., MS THESIS, P. 56 .

  • Production

    ( 8 ) ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 113 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OXIDIZED AND SUPERGENE ENRICHED

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1972 Johnson, Maureen G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1979 Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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