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Daylight Mine

Producer in Pima county in Arizona, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Production statistics
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039632
MRDS ID M050535
Record type Site
Current site name Daylight Mine
Alternate or previous names York, Hilo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.75596, 31.84513 (WGS84)
Elevation 1707
Relative position 2 MILES SE OF HELVETIA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Helvetia(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

Coronado National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 018S 016E 30 NW Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Pyrite-Chalcopyrite-Gossan

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.75596, 31.84513
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Folded Sequence Of Thrust-Faulted Limestone Block Segments

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR LENTICULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1943
Year of last production 1951

Mining district

District name Helvetia - Rosemont District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Coronado National Forest

Production statistics

  • Year 1951
    Period 1943 - 1951
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^5 % Cu, 5 % Zn, 3 % Pb, 1 Oz Ag/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 28g/mt
    Major Ore Lead Lead 3wt-pct
    Minor Ore Zinc Zinc 5wt-pct
    Minor Ore Copper Copper 5wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNELS AND SHAFTS.

Comments on development

  • OPERATORS INCLUDED FRED A. BENNET; NARRAGANSETT MINE IS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CORNWALL, H. R., 1973

  • Production

    ( 8 ) ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 125 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SILICATED AND CRUSHED LIMESTONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1972 Johnson, Maureen G. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1979 Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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