| Deposit ID | 10106864 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M002179 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Douglas Quarry |
| Alternate or previous names | Paul Spur, Paul Lime Company |
| Related records | 10258518 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.73898, 31.36126 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | AT PAUL SPUR, W. OF DOUGLAS, 20 MILES EAST OF BISBEE. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Paul Spur(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Douglas(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 | 024S | 026E | 05,07 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Marble, Dimension | Primary |
| Limestone, High Calcium | Primary |
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Stone, Dimension | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Marble | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Escabrosa Limestone;; | ||
| Rock description | Escabrosa Lst;; | ||
| |||
| (1) | -109.73898, 31.36126 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1965 |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Chemstar Lime |
| First year | 1994 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M002179 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030039 |
ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 152, P. 25.
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.
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES & MINERAL RESOURCES, 1988, DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE MINES IN ARIZONA; INCORPORATING SAND AND GRAVEL OPERATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF MINES & MINERAL RESOURCES, 13 P.
PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, 2D EDITION: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, 185 P.
USGS, AZ BUREAU OF MINES, AND U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, 1969, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 180, 638 P.
PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILE.
ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, 1994, DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE MINES IN ARIZONA, INCORPORATING SAND & GRAVEL OPERATIONS -- 1994: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY 42, 24 P.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS IS EXTENSION OF LIGIER DEPOSIT. |
| Deposit | THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD TC10187 OF K.S. BOLM WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1993 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1995 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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