| Deposit ID | 10048356 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M899944 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Basin Mine Group |
| Alternate or previous names | Wieland Group, Dewey Prospect, Great Silver Mine, Red Rock Prospect, Basin No 1 Prospect |
| Related records | 10234866 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.7165, 31.48097 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1478 |
| Relative position | 1.5 MILES NW OF HARSHAW |
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 | 022S | 016E | 33 | CENTER OF E | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Result | EARLY 1900'S ASSAY VALUES AVERAGED 7% CU, 1-1.5 OZ/T AU, 5.5% PB, 15 OZ/T AG |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -110.7165, 31.48097 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Porphyritic To Fine-Grained Thin To Very Thick Trachyandesite Flows |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Nw- And Ne-Trending Fissure Systems Cutting Thick-Bedded, Very Fine-Grained Volcanics Of Red Mountain |
| General form | LENSES AND SHOOTS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N64W |
| Dip | 70-80 SSW |
| Length | 6.1M |
| Width | 0.76M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Discoverer | George F. Wieland And Associates |
| Year of first production | 1882 |
| Year of last production | 1949 |
| District name | Harshaw District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M899944 |
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
ABGMT FILES, STANTON B. KEITH
SIMONS, FRANK S. 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE NOGALES AND LOCHIEL QUADRANGLES, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA: USGS MAP I-762 (1:48000)
SCHRADER, FRANK C., 1915, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SANTA RITA AND PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA; USGS BULLETIN 582, P. 275-276
KEITH, STANTON B., 1975, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 191, P. 56
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE; WEILAND-GEBLER GROUP, GREAT SILVER MINE
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN IN DEWEY PROSPECT DIPS 75 NNE AND IS 2 FT WIDE; VEIN IN GREAT SILVER MINE DIPS 30N AND IS 2-3 FT WIDE; SLICKENSIDES ON WALL OF BASIN NO.1 FAULT FISSURE PITCH 15E |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1880'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Calder, Susan R. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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