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Lime Chief 1 and 2

Past Producer in Pima county in Arizona, United States with commodity Silica
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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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10065020
MRDS ID TC40008
Record type Site
Current site name Lime Chief 1 and 2
Alternate or previous names Phelps Dodge Silica Mine
Related records 10161650

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.26961, 32.22261 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wahak Hotrontk(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ajo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ajo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Simon Wash(hydrologic unit)

Rio Sonoyta(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sonora(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 014S 001E 10 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • SECTION LINES NOT SHOWN ON TOPO, USED MINE SHOWN ON 7.5 MINUTE TOPO ON WESTERN EDGE OF THE SIERRA BLANCA MOUNTAINS FOR THE LAT-LONG.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.26961, 32.22261
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 4, 185 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-93 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 15-MAY-95 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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