| Deposit ID | 10103737 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050074 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sam Jones Prospect. |
| Alternate or previous names | Royal Tinto Mining and Smelting Co Group. |
| Related records | 10258255 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.31956, 32.95232 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1509 |
| Relative position | 2 MILES EAST OF ARAVAIPA IN COPPER CANYON (SOUTH SIDE) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Graham(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cobre Grande Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mammoth(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower San Pedro(hydrologic unit)
San Pedro-Willcox(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 | Graham |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 005S | 020E | 32 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Iron | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Escabrosa Limestone Limestone Dolomite |
| Rock description | Escabrosa Limestone Limestone Dolomite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| (1) | Early Proterozoic metamorphic rocks |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Block Faulting Trending Nnw. ; Reg.Trends: Minor Pre-Cretaceous E And Ne Trending Folds And Major Post-Cretaceous Nnw Trending Faults. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Faults. |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1902 |
| Year of last production | 1945 |
| District name | Aravaipa District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Stanley |
| Year | 1902 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE CU | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^29.7 % Cu | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050074 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 00400909296 |
USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
1925 GEOLMAP ROSS, C.P. BULL. 763
1964 GEOLMAP SIMONS, F.S. PROF. PAPER 461.
SIMONS 1964.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PROBABLY VERY LITTLE IF ANY PRODUCTION CAME FROM THIS PROSPECT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1972 | Bergquist, Joel R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-FEB-1982 | Laraba, Peter (Gest, Don E.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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