Black Butte Group

Past Producer in Santa Cruz county in Arizona, United States with commodity Manganese
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Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10162152
MAS/MILS ID 0040230011
Record type Site
Current site name Black Butte Group

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -110.80678, 31.53683 (WGS84)
Elevation 1280

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santa Cruz(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Patagonia(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fort Huachuca(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Santa Cruz(hydrologic unit)

Santa Cruz(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Santa Cruz

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 022 S 015 E 09 E2 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Jurassic granitic rocks

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1952

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Avelino De La Osa
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1973
  • Type Operator
    Owner Robert R Hathaway-Lessee
    Year 1973

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 13-FEB-1978 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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