| Deposit ID | 10039626 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050522 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chief Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Hiltano Group, State of Maine Group |
| Related records | 10161959 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.64068, 31.87152 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1463 |
| Relative position | 10 MILES SSW OF PANTANO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Empire Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fort Huachuca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rillito(hydrologic unit)
Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management AZ)
Bureau of Land Management AZ BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pima |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 018S | 017E | 18 | NE4 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Aurichalcite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Plumbojarosite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Aragonite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -110.64068, 31.87152 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Badly Faulted Limestone |
| General form | IRREGULAR, CHIMNEYS |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Empire District |
|---|
| Year | 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1900 - 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^25% Pb, 8 Oz Ag/Ton, 0.5 % Cu, Minor Au, Zn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 304.8M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050522 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040191056 |
FEISS, J.W., 1929, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF HILTANO CAMP, ARIZONA: UNIV. ARIZ. MS THESIS.
CREASEY, S.C., 1973 .
KEITH, S.B., 1974, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189, P. 118.
ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 117 .
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1979 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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