| Deposit ID | 10088875 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800130 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Casey Mine |
| Related records | 10136507 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.81621, 31.7768 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1548 |
| Relative position | 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF TURQUOISE MOUNTAIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Turquoise Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chiricahua Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Douglas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Whitewater Draw(hydrologic unit)
Rio De Bavispe(hydrologic accounting unit)
Sonora(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Cochise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 019S | 025E | 20 | NE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Bolsa Quartzite;Abrigo Limestone |
| Rock description | Bolsa Quartzite;Abrigo Limestone |
| (1) | -109.81621, 31.7768 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Overthrust Of Bolsa Quartzite Over Paleozoic Rocks |
| General form | BLANKET & IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1916 |
| Year of last production | 1937 |
| District name | Turquoise District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800130 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030587 |
ABGMT-USBM FILE DATA
ABGMT 187, P. 81
WILSON, E.D. 1927, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COURTLAND-GLEESON REGION ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 123, P. 68
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AVERAGE OF 15 FEET THICK |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1981 | Gest, Don E. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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