| Deposit ID | 10046287 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241183 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pico Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Pico Ace Group, George Freeman Pit, Sofpa Claims, Esta Bles Claims |
| Related records | 10113217 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.91489, 32.62371 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 472 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 5.5 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF PRIETA PEAK, Position Estimated To Hillside In Se Of Section 23. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pinal(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
North Komelik(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Casa Grande(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Santa Rosa Wash(hydrologic unit)
Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pinal |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 009S | 004E | 23 | SE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silica | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anglesite | Ore |
| Argentite | Ore |
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Embolite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Wulfenite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Bolsa Quartzite | ||||
| Rock description | Bolsa Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -111.91489, 32.62371 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Bed Trends Nw Dips Sw, Overlain By Paleozic Limestone Of Undetermined Age |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Nw Striking Fault, Minor Ne Striking Faults |
| General form | LENSES |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1955 |
| Year of last production | 1966 |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.043HA |
| Overall length | 21.34M |
| Overall width | 21.34M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241183 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040210965 |
ADMR FILE DATA
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN OF SILVER LEAD ORE IN LAYER OF QUARTZITE 4 FT THICK, VEIN VARIES IN THICKNESS FROM A FEW INCHES TO TWO FEET |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-82 | Roth, Frances A. (Gest, Don E.) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-93 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.