| Deposit ID | 10039581 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050369 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Prosperity Mine Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Helmet Peak, Elsie, Camden, Tit For Tat |
| Related records | 10259253 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.09958, 31.95873 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1113 |
| Relative position | 1 MILE S OF SAN XAVIER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Twin Buttes(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sells(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pima |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 17S | 12E | 10,11,15 | SE4 (10) OF SW4 (11) OF CENTER OF N (15) | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tennantite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Epidote | Gangue |
| Serpentine | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| (1) | -111.09958, 31.95873 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Within San Xavier Thrust Fault Block |
| General form | IRREGULAR POCKETS, LENSES, PODS |
|---|---|
| Length | 91.44M |
| Width | 76.2M |
| Depth to bottom | 182.88M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1885 |
| Year of last production | 1955 |
| Production years | 1880'S TO 1890'S |
| District name | Pima District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1066.8M |
| Overall depth | 182.88M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050369 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040190367 |
MAYUGA, 1942 VA PH.D. THESIS.
COOPER, BULL. 1112
WILSON,E.D.,1950,ARIZONA ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS,PART1:ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 156.
MAYUGA, 1942
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PROPYLITIC ALTERATION (CHL, EPIDOTE, SOME SERPENTINE); ABUNDANT FAULTS AND SHEARS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1972 | Theodore, Ted G. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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