| Deposit ID | 10088911 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M899904 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Paymaster Mine |
| Related records | 10186648 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.74206, 31.41375 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1798 |
| Relative position | 1 MILE NNW OF RED HILL; 4.0 MILES SW 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 | 023S | 016E | 19 | SE OF SE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Result | 1930'S ORE VALUES AVERAGED ABOUT 7% CU, 8 OZ./TON AG, MINOR AU |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite |
| (1) | -110.74206, 31.41375 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne-Trending Jackalo-Paymaster Vein In Strong Fault Shear Zone Cutting |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Nw-Trending, Inferred Guajolote Fault Terminated By Jackalo-Paymaster Fissure Vein Just East Of Paymaster Property |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1937 |
| Year of last production | 1941 |
| District name | Patagonia District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hutchins And Bond And Matlock |
| First year | 1939 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Richardson Corp. |
| First year | 1939 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M899904 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040230314 |
USBM-ABGMT PRODUCTION FILE DATA
USBM FILE DATA-CLUSTER # 27, PAYMASTER MINE
KEITH, S.B., 1975, ABM BULL 191, P. 81
ABGMT CLIPPINGS FILE DATA, PAYMASTER MINE
ABGMT FILES, STANTON B. KEITH
SIMONS, FRANKS, 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE NOGALES AND LOCHIEL QUADRANGLES, SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, ARIZONA; USGS MAP I-762 (1=4800)
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1982 | Laraba, Peter H. (Calder, Susan) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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