| Deposit ID | 10108965 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M000088 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Arizona No. 3 Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Dogtown |
| Related records | 10113494 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.12291, 31.9404 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1189 |
| Relative position | 3 MILES SW OF SAN XAVIER, 4 1/2 MILES NW OF TWIN BUTTES |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Twin Buttes(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Sells(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pima |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 017S | 012E | 21 | N OF CENTER | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite |
| (1) | -111.12291, 31.9404 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Volcanics Within The San Xavier Thrust Sheet |
| General form | NARROW, IRREGULAR, SPOTTY |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1948 |
| Year of last production | 1966 |
| District name | Pima District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Frank Hill, Thornel Co. |
| Year | 1966 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | 1948 - 1966 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^12 % Pb, 2 % Zn, 0.5 % Cu, 47 Oz Ag/Ton, Minor Au | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M000088 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040190104 |
COOPER, J. R., 1960 , SOME GEOLOGIC FEATURES OF THE PIMA MINING DISTRICT, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: USGS BULLETIN 1112 - C.
KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN, 189 , P. 133 .
ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 133 .
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PARTLY OXIDIZED |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1979 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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