| Deposit ID | 10039608 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050483 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Edwards Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mother Lode Group |
| Related records | 10210203 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.34458, 31.53624 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1189 |
| Relative position | 3 MILES S OF ARIVACA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Arivaca(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
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 | Pima |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 022S | 010E | 08 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock |
| (1) | Jurassic volcanic rocks |
|---|
| General form | LENSES, SPOTTY |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1928 |
| Year of last production | 1937 |
| District name | Arivaca District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Coronado National Forest |
| Year | 1940 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1880 - 1940 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^4 Oz Au/Ton, 14 Oz Ag/Ton, 1.6 % Cu, 0.6 % Pb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050483 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040190203 |
KEITH, S.B., 1974, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189, P. 105
( 8 ) ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 105 .
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OXIDIZED AND WEATHERED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1979 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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