| Deposit ID | 10039564 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050295 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | La Plata Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Black Ace |
| Related records | 10183881 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.59345, 31.52458 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1600 |
| Relative position | 10 MILES E OF PATAGONIA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Cruz(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
O'Donnell Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fort Huachuca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Santa Cruz(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 | Santa Cruz |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 022S | 017E | 14 | W2 OF NW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Lead | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Psilomelane | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt | ||
| |||
| (1) | -110.59345, 31.52458 |
|---|
| General form | SMALL STRINGERS AND POCKETS |
|---|---|
| Dip | 85 SSW |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Red Rock District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 762M |
| Overall depth | 106.68M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050295 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040230063 |
SCHRADER, 1915, BULL. 582.
U.S.B.M. CARD FILE.
U.S.B.M. REPORT FILE NO. 463.2/15033.
KEITH, S.B., 1975, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN SANTA CRUZ CO., ARIZ.: ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 191, P. 82.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | POCKETS AND STRINGERS WITH ORE MINERALS |
| Deposit | ADDITIONAL REFERENCE: LENON MAP ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-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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