| Deposit ID | 10048227 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800321 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Cloud Mine |
| Related records | 10234065 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.95538, 31.8393 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1707 |
| Relative position | APPROX 1 1/2 MI SW OF BLACK DIAMOND PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Black Diamond Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chiricahua Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Douglas(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 Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Cochise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 018S | 023E | 25 | W2 OF CENTER | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Bisbee Group Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Bisbee Group Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Mississippian, Devonian, and Cambrian sedimentary rocks |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Complex Tertiary Faulting Of Paleozoic And Cretaceous Sediments, Tertiary Intrusives Beds Strike Nw, Dip Ne (Variable Dip) |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | East Dipping, Nw Trending Thrust Sheets,:Steep Dipping To Overturned Cretaceous Beds |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1921 |
| Year of last production | 1934 |
| District name | Middle Pass District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800321 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030210 |
ARIZ BUR MINES BULL 187, P. 69
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1982 | Gest, Don E. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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