| Deposit ID | 10039621 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050511 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Nevada and Mascot Mines |
| Alternate or previous names | Galen & Newman |
| Related records | 10280504 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.42928, 31.77319 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1646 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
| Relative position | APPROX. 1 1/2 MI. SE OF GRANITE PEAK IN THE WHETSTONE MOUNTAINS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Apache Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fort Huachuca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper San Pedro(hydrologic unit)
San Pedro-Willcox(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 | Cochise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 019S | 019E | 20,21 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -110.42928, 31.77319 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1955 |
| Year of last production | 1959 |
| District name | Mine Canyon District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Galen And Newman, Mascot Mining Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050511 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030300 |
KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 91
KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE VISIBLE CU IS IN THE TACTITE ZONE ALONG THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF THE GRANODIORITE - OBSERVED CPY-MAG, CPY-SCARN, MAG-SCARN ASSEMBLAGES. SAW NO PY; AND VERY LITTLE QTZ VEINLETS. ALTHOUGH NEW JERSEY ZINC DRILLED THE GRANODIORITE ALONG THE CONTACT LOOKING FOR A PORPHYRY COPPER, THERE WERE VERY FEW SIGNS OF TYPICAL HYDROTHERMAL-SILICATE ALTERATION, VERY FEW QTZ VEINS VIRTUALLY NO INDICATION OF DISSEMINATION. (S. C. CREASEY) . ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | ORE ASSOCIATED WITH PORPHYRY DIKES CUTTING LARAMIDE GRANODIORITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-72 | Johnson, Maureen G. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-80 | Zigler, Jan L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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