| Deposit ID | 10109855 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M800320 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Loma Linda Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Loma Linda Pit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.96066, 31.8868 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1768 |
| Relative position | APPROX 1 MI SE OF COCHISE PEAK, 1/8 MILE SE OF COBRE LOMA MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cochise Stronghold(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 | 023E | 11 | NE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Bisber Group |
| Rock description | Bisber Group |
| (1) | -109.96066, 31.8868 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | N-W Trending Thrust Faults, Cobre Loma W Of Mine, Scorpion East Of Mine |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Nw Trending Rhyolite Dike. Overturned Cret Beds Dip Sw S Of Mine Upright Cret Beds Dip Sw N Of Mine |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Middle Pass District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M800320 |
SOUSA, R.X., 1980, GEOLOGY OF THE MIDDLE MARCH MINE AND VICINITY, CENTRAL DRAGOON MOUNTAINS, COCHISE COUNTY, AZ, MS THESIS, UNIV OF AZ
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RECENTLY DEVELOPED. LOCATED AS A PROSPECT ON 1958 TOPOGRAPHIC MAP ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1982 | Gest, Don E. | Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mineral Technology |
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