| Deposit ID | 10048302 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M899860 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pearl Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Cuba Mine |
| Related records | 10210719 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.73818, 32.73399 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1116 |
| Relative position | 1.2 MILES N-NE OF SIGNAL PEAK (ELV. 4364) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pinal(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mammoth(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mammoth(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower San Pedro(hydrologic unit)
San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pinal |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 008S | 016E | 17 | NW OF SW OF SW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Tenorite | Ore |
| Wulfenite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | -110.73818, 32.73399 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | San Manuel And Mammoth Faults Run N45w, Mammoth Fault 1 1/2 Miles Ne, San Manuel Fault 1 Mile Sw |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Veins Run N To S, With Cross Fractures Runnng Nw-Se Across The Veins. Cross Fractures Are About 10 To 15 Ft Apart. Minor Faulting Visible. But No Large Faults Found. |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N-S |
| Dip | 80W |
| Length | 804.65M |
| Width | 5.49M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1915 |
| Year of last production | 1941 |
| District name | Mammoth District |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dripping Springs Mines Corp , Pearl Mining Co. , M. G. Tarr |
| First year | 1918 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dripping Springs Mines Corp , Pearl Mining Co. , Walter Hughes |
| First year | 1915 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M899860 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 004021-0954 |
USBM-ABGMT PRODUCTION DATA FILE
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES-FILE DATA
USBM FILE DATA, CLUSTER 545
WEED, W., 1922, THE MINES HANDBOOK, VOL. 15, P. 265
CREASY, S. 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE SAN MANUEL AREA PINAL COUNTY, ARIZONA. USGS, P. P. 471, P. 58-59
CREASY, S.C., 1967, GENERAL GEOLOGY OF THE MAMMOTH QUAD. PINAL COUNTY, ARIZONA, USGS, BULL. 1218, PLATE 1.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THERE ARE 3 MAIN VEINS ON THE CLAIM, THEY RANGE IN WIDTH FROM 2 TO 18 FT, ALL STRIKE N-S AND DIPS RANGE FROM 60 TO 80 DEG. WEST. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Laraba, Peter (Gest, Don E.) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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