| Deposit ID | 10046236 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241100 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Southwest Mine |
| Related records | 10185320 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.91648, 31.44014 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1664 |
| Relative position | S EDGE OF BISBEE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bisbee(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Douglas(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Douglas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Whitewater Draw(hydrologic unit)
Rio De Bavispe(hydrologic accounting unit)
Sonora(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Cochise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 023S | 024E | 09 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Sacramento Hill Stock | ||||||
| Rock description | Sacramento Hill Stock | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Escabrosa Limestone |
| Rock description | Escabrosa Limestone |
| (1) | -109.91648, 31.44014 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Pre-Mineralization Faulting And Tilting Common |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Main Fault Directions, N10w To N40e, S30w To N50w, Pre-Mineralization |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Warren District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Phelps Dodge Corp. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241100 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030328 |
KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 89
KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE CLUSTERS ABOUT A SILICEOUS CORE WHICH CROPS OUT AS SILICA BRECCIA AND MANGANESE OF THE SURFACE. IN THE SILICA, GOLD WAS BOTH MECHANICALLY AND CHEMICALLY CONCENTRATED DURING LEACHING |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | Zigler, Jan L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1982 | Laraba, Peter (Gest, Don E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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