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Santa Rita Quarry

Producer in Pima county in Arizona, United States with commodities Marble, Dimension, Limestone, General
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10060228
MRDS ID TC10195
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Rita Quarry
Alternate or previous names Pfizer Specialty Minerals Marble Quarry

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.77624, 31.88235 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position 15 MILES SE OF SAHUARITA AT THE END OF THE SANTA RITA ROAD., Accurate For Quarry Marked In Sec. 11

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Corona De Tucson(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fort Huachuca(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 018S 015E 11,14 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Marble, Dimension Primary
Limestone, General Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MARBLE IS WHITE.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Marble Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Marble
    Rock unit name Escabrosa Limestone
    Rock description Escabrosa Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.77624, 31.88235
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1972-1975, 1987

Land status

Ownership category National Forest
Area name Coronado National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Specialty Minerals Inc. (A Subsidiary Of Minerals Technologies Inc. Of Pfizer Minerals)
  • Type Owner
    Owner Pfizer Specialty Minerals Division
    First year 1992

Comments on development

  • DEPOSIT WAS MINED BY HOMESTAKE PRODUCTION CO. FOR QUICKLIME FOR COPPER FLOTATION CIRCUITS FROM 1972-1975. IN 1987, PRODUCTION WAS RESUMED BY CALCIUM PRODUCTS OF ARIZONA--THE PRODUCT WAS GROUND CALCIUM PRODUCTS. DRILLING WAS DONE BY PAUL LIME CO. IN 1961 AND LATER BY ANACONDA CO. (DURING CU EXPLORATION). PFIZER PURCHASED THE MINE IN 1991 AND PLANNED A $3 MILLION EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. ; ECON.COM: QUARRIED FOR LIME PRODUCTS. CRUSHING, SIZING AND BAGGING PLANT. MARKETS IN ARIZONA AND SOUTHWESTERN U.S.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 2D EDITION: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, 185 P.

  • Deposit

    PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.

  • Deposit

    PHILLIPS, K.A., BEARD, R.R., NIEMUTH, N.J., AND BAIN, D.R., 1991, ACTIVE MINES IN ARIZONA--1992: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 39, 20 P.

  • Deposit

    PHILLIPS, K.A., NIEMUTH, N.J., AND BAIN, D.R., 1992, ACTIVE MINES IN ARIZONA--1993: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 40, 25 P.

  • Deposit

    EYDE, T.H., AND EYDE, D.T., 1992, PRESENT AND PAST PRODUCERS OF WHITE CALCIUM CARBONATE PRODUCTS IN ARIZONA, IN HOUSER, B.B., ED., INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF THE TUCSON AREA AND SAN PEDRO VALLEY, SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA: TUCSON, ARIZONA, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY FIELD TRIP, APRIL 4-5, 1992, GUIDEBOOK, P. 37-47.

  • Deposit

    NIEMUTH, N.J., 1987, ARIZONA MINERAL DEVELOPMENT 1984-1986: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 29, 46 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EXTENSIVE MARBLE DEPOSIT. MARBLIZED LIMESTONE IS GENTLY DIPPING, FAULTED AND FRACTURED, AND 300 TO 500 FT THICK. THERE ARE ZONES IN THE MARBLE THAT CONTAIN DISSEMINATED PYRITE AND OTHER SULFIDES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-89 Bolm, Karen S. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-93 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusActive since 08/11/2022
MSHA mine ID0202368
Mine name (MSHA)Santa Rita Plan
Current operatorCimbar Resources
Current controller (parent)John H Waters
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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