| Deposit ID | 10046339 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241346 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Maine Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Poole Group, Ella Mine, Ochoa Mine |
| Related records | 10113226 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.70123, 31.38431 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1692 |
| Relative position | 1/2 MILE WNW OF WASHINGTON CAMP IN WASHINGTON GULCH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Cruz(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Harshaw(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Santa Cruz(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Santa Cruz |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 023S;024S | 016E;016E | 34;03 | SE OF SW (34); N2 OF N2 (03) | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Hydrozincite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Result | ORE VALUES AVERAGED ABOUT 6% ZN, 4% PB, 3% CU, 4 OZ./TON AG, MINOR AU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff > Welded Tuff |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Concha Limestone |
| Rock description | Concha Limestone |
| (1) | -110.70123, 31.38431 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Mineral Deposits Of Washington-Duquesne Area Occupy A Limestone-Sediment Belt (2.5 Miles Long And 1.25 Miles Wide) Surrounded By Igneous Rocks Which Also Form Detached Masses And Dikes Within Belt |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | N-S Trending Kansas Fault |
| General form | DISSEMINATED AND IN BUNCHES IN SHEAR ZONE |
|---|---|
| Width | 2.44M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Discoverer | M.W. Thompson And Partners |
| Year of first production | 1880 |
| Year of last production | 1965 |
| District name | Washington Camp District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rosario Exploration Co. |
| First year | 1973 |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 274.32M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241346 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040230274 |
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
USBM FILES, MAINE MINE
USGS BULL 582, P. 343
LEHMAN, NORMAN E., 1978, THE GEOLOGY AND PYROMETASOMATIC ORE DEPOSITS OF THE WASHINGTON CAMP-DUQUESNE DISTRICT, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; PHD. DISSERTATION, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, P. 126-143
BLM DISTRICT MINING SHEET 727
ADMR FILE DATA, MAINE MINE
ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 191, P. 78
ABGMT FILES, STANTON B. KEITH
TENNEY, JAMES B. 1927-29, HISTORY OF MINING IN ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES, P. 293-300
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FIRST 200 FT OF ADIT INTERSECT NUMEROUS VEINS PRIMARILY OF CHALCOPYRITE; LAST 200 FT OF ADIT IN BARREN LIMESTONE; MAXIMUM VEIN WIDTH IS 8 FT. |
| Deposit | SEE ALSO: SIMPLOT MINE, KANSAS MINE, INDIANA MINE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1982 | Calder, Susan R. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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