| Deposit ID | 10108978 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M000920 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Diamond Mine |
| Related records | 10208136 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.92955, 31.84374 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 593 |
| Relative position | ABT. 8 MI. SW FROM PEARCE, AND ABT 5 MI. NW OF COURTLAND. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Black Diamond Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chiricahua Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Douglas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Willcox Playa(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 | Cochise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 018S}018S | 024E}024E | 29,30}19,20 | N2 (29); N2 (30); S2 (19); S (20) | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Iron | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Copper | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Escabrosa Limestone | ||||||
| Rock description | Escabrosa Limestone | ||||||
| |||||||
| (1) | -109.92955, 31.84374 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Complex Tertiary Faulting Of Paleozoic And Cretaceous Sediments, Tertiary Intrusives |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | East Dipping, Nw Trending Thrust Sheets; Beds In Mine Area Are Of Variable Dip Due To Extensive Thrusting |
| General form | IRREGULAR, TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1892 |
| Production years | INTERMITTENT 1903-1957 |
| District name | Middle Pass District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Black Diamond Copper Mining Co. (Keith, |
| Last year | 1973 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Englander (Keith, |
| Last year | 1973 |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 182.88M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M000920 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030100 |
USBM FILES.
KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 68.
ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA.
CEDERSTROM, 1946, GEOLOGY OF THE CENTRAL DRAGOON MOUNTAINS, ARIZ: UNIV. ARIZ. PHD THESIS.
KEITH, 1973, ARIZ, BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: EARLY 1890'S |
| Deposit | PLACERS OCCUR IN PLACERITA AND FRENCH CREEKS, MAINLY IN THE VICINITY OF THEIR JUNCTION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1972 | Gere, W. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1981 | Rodriguez, Ignacio (Gest, Don E.) | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology | |
| Updater | 12-MAY-1994 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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