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State of Texas Mine

Producer in Cochise county in Arizona, United States with commodities Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048121
MRDS ID M800146
Record type Site
Current site name State of Texas Mine
Related records 10234246

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.27372, 31.35153 (WGS84)
Elevation 1768
Relative position 0.7 MILES NORTHEAST OF CORONADO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochise(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Montezuma Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nogales(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper San Pedro(hydrologic unit)

San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Coronado National Memorial(National Memorial)

National Memorial NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Cochise

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 024S 020E 12;13 SW (12); NE (13) Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • TWO SHAFTS, 3 ADITS, AND SEVERAL OTHER WORKINGS AT END OF ROAD LEADING UP FROM MONTEZUMA CANYON ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1979)

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Huachuca Quartz Monzonite
    Rock description Huachuca Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Naco Group;Escabrosa Limestone
    Rock description Naco Group;Escabrosa Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.27372, 31.35153
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Local Flexures And Faults Numerous. Two Fissure Zones N80w, Vertical, Are Associated With Best Developed Mineralization
Type of structure Local
Structure description Low Angle, Steep Reverse Faulting Has Thrust Older Rocks Over Cretaceous Sandstone This Fault Dips 20s. Anticline (Plunges N).

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N80W
    Dip VERTICAL

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissure Zones Near Contact Of Limestone With Quartz Monzonite. Contact Inclined Approx 30 N, Rw Strike

Comments on the geologic information

  • AGE OF HOST LIMESTONE IS GIVEN AS CARBONIFEROUS IN ARIZONA B. OR M. BULLETIN 158. ASSEMBLAGES NOTED: SPH-CPY-GARNET; CHLORITE-SPECULARITE; CPY-QTZ-CARB, QTZ-SERICITE-PY VEINLETS IN QUARTZ MONZONITE ADJACENT TO TACTITE ZONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1889
Discoverer August Baron
Year of first production 1897
Year of last production 1947

Mining district

District name Hartford District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sparks, Grace M.
    First year 1960

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 152.4M
    Overall depth 106.68M

Comments on the workings information

  • ANOTHER SHAFT 28 FT DEEP. SOME OPEN CUTS OF LIMITED EXTENT. LENGTH OF WORKINGS ESTIMATED.

Comments on development

  • MITCHELL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OWNED MINE IN 1900'S.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA

  • Deposit

    ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA

  • Deposit

    ABGMT 187, P. 67.

  • Deposit

    ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 158, P 38-39.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO PATENTED AND FOUR UNPATENTED CLAIMS, 1959. REPLACED FAVORABLE PORTIONS OF IMPURE LIMESTONE WITHIN ARCH OF NORTHWARD PLUNGING LOW ANTICLINE
Deposit THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D003253 OF J. WILLIAM HASLER AND K.S. BOLM WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1981 Roth, Frances A. (Gest, Don E.) Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology

Beyond USGS

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External references

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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