| Deposit ID | 10039604 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050446 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tubutana Mine |
| Related records | 10138024 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.96846, 31.5243 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1295 |
| Relative position | 13 MILES N. OF NOGALES ON WEST FLANK OF SAN CAYETANO MTS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Cruz(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
San Cayetano Mountains(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Santa Cruz |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 022S | 013E | 12 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite |
| Rock unit name | Josephine Canyon Diorite; |
| Rock description | Josephine Canyon Diorite; |
| (1) | -110.96846, 31.5243 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | East Dipping Monocline |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N75W |
| Dip | NE |
| Width | 0.61M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1901 |
| District name | San Cayetano District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050446 |
SCHRADER, F.C. 1915, USGS BULLetinlloo 582.
DREWES, H. 1971, USGS MAP I -614 (MT. WRIGHTSON QUAD).
KEITH, 1975, ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES, BULL. 191, P. 83.
U.S.B.M. CARD FILE.
1909 RECON F. C. SCHRADER, U.S.G.S. BULL. 582
1971 GEOLMAP H. DREWES, USGS MAP I -614
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS NOT AVAILABLE. |
| Deposit | STRATIGRAPHIC UNITS USED ARE THOSE OF DREWES, 1971, USGS MAP I-614. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1972 | Keith, William J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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