| Deposit ID | 10109621 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050632 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Palo Verde Mine Amole |
| Alternate or previous names | Amole Group |
| Related records | 10210955 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.07736, 32.14012 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 785 |
| Relative position | 8 MILES SW OF TUCSON |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Pima(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cat Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Silver Bell Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Brawley Wash(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 | 015S | 012E | 11 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -111.07736, 32.14012 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne Trending Mineralized Zone. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year | 1954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | 1918 - 1954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Cp_Grade: ^13 % Zn, 2.2 % Pb, 0.7 % Cu, 2.5 Oz Ag/Ton, 0.06 Oz Au/Ton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050632 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040190351 |
KEITH, S. B., 1974 , INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189 , P. 102 .
KINNISON, J. E., 1958 , GEOLOGY & ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN AMOLE DISTRICT: UA MS THESIS.
ASHLEY, R. P., 1974 .
KEITH, S. B., 1974 , P. 102
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 2 SHAFTS LOCATED ABOUT 100 METERS TO N, AND 100 METERS N30W OF MAIN SHAFT, MAYBE PART OF PALO VERDE MINE. SHAFTS ARE OPEN BUT FILLED WITH JUNK. NO ORE SEEN ON DUMP. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1973 | Johnson, Maureen G. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1979 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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