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Jerome No. 2 Mine

Producer in Pima county in Arizona, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, 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. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Production statistics
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10109612
MRDS ID M050399
Record type Site
Current site name Jerome No. 2 Mine
Alternate or previous names State of Main Group
Related records 10162095

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.64374, 31.87096 (WGS84)
Elevation 1478
Relative position 9 MILES SSW OF PANTANO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Empire Ranch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fort Huachuca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rillito(hydrologic unit)

Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 018S 017E 18 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • NE 1/4 SECTION 18

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Smithsonite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Massive Sulphide Gossan

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.64374, 31.87096
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike E - W
    Dip 70 N
    Width 12.19M
  • General form TABULAR
    Dip 70 N

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Contact Between Limestone And Quartzite

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Empire District

Production statistics

  • Year 1939
    Period 1900 - 1939
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^30 % Pb, 11 % Zn, 0.6 % Cu, 6 Oz Ag/Ton, Minor Au
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 190g/mt
    Major Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct
    Trace Ore Zinc Zinc 11wt-pct
    Minor Ore Lead Lead 30wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • WORKED INTERMITTENTLY FROM EARLY 1900'S TO 1930'S

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT OPERATIONS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 118 .

  • Deposit

    SCHRADER, F. C., 1915 , MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SANTA RITA AND PATAGONIA MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA: USGS BULLETIN 582 , P. 149 .

  • Production

    ABM BULLETIN 189 , P. 118 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OUTCROP ABOUT 10 FEET LONG.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1972 Bergquist, Joel R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-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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