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Growler Mine

Producer in Pima county in Arizona, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109013
MRDS ID M002296
Record type Site
Current site name Growler Mine
Related records 10137900

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.97018, 32.1676 (WGS84)
Elevation 488
Relative position 16 MILES SW OF AJO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bates Well(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ajo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ajo(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Cristobal Wash(hydrologic unit)

Lower Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument(National Monument)

National Monument NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 014S 007W 34 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • NE 1/4 SECTION 34 , ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NATIONAL MONUMENT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Copper Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.97018, 32.1676
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • STRONG IRON GOSSAN NEAR LIMESTONE AND QUARTZITE CONTACT WITH DIABASE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1929
Year of last production 1939

Mining district

District name Growler District

Land status

Ownership category National Park

Production statistics

  • Year 1977
    Period 1900 - 1977
    Material ORE CU
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^3 % Cu, 5 Oz. Ag/Ton, Minor Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Copper Copper 3wt-pct
    Ore Silver Silver 158g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCED SPORADICALLY SINCE EARLY 1900'S.

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNEL AND SHAFT WORKINGS

Comments on development

  • OPERATORS INCLUDED FERNELL & GOW, BERT LONG, C.C. BELL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 121

  • Production

    ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 121 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SULPHIDES REPORTED IN DEPTH

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1979 Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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