| Deposit ID | 10185357 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0040030243 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bismuth |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.12563, 31.90823 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1463 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Portal(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Chiricahua Peak(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Douglas(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
San Simon(hydrologic unit)
Upper Gila(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper 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 | 017 S | 031 E | 36 | SE | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Bismuth Critical | Secondary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Claim (1) | -109.12563, 31.90823 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | California District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030243 |
ARIZONA BUR MINES FILE DATA CIRCA 1973
BROWN, S. D., 1993, MINERAL APPRAISAL OF THE CORONADO
NATIONAL FOREST, PART 2, CHIRICAHUA-PEDREGOSA MOUNTAINS
UNIT, COCHISE COUNTY, ARIZONA: USBM 0PEN-FILE REPORT
MLA 12-93, 188 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | IN THIS GENERAL AREA ARE 3 SHORT SHAFTS, UP TO 35 FT DEEP, AND SEVERAL SMALL PITS. THE WORKINGS ARE IN ALTERED LIMESTONE AND MARBLE, WITH FINE DISSEMINATED PYRITE AT PLACES, CLOSE TO A CONTACT WITH VOLCANIC ROCK. UNLIKELY ANY PRODUCTION FROM THE PROSPECTS. SIX SAMPLES WERE TAKEN FROM THESE PROSPECTS; THE HIGHEST GOLD ASSAY WAS 17 PPB; THE HIGHEST SILVER ASSAY WAS 1.8 PPM, AND THE HIGHEST BISMUTH ASSAY WAS 150 PPM; OTHER METALS HAD LOW ASSAY CONCENTRATIONS. IN 1990 NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION PROPOSED TO DRILL FOUR HOLES IN THIS AREA TO AUGMENT A SURFACE MINERAL EXPLORATION PROGRAM FOR A PRECIOUS METAL TARGET. IN 1991 THE COMPANY WITHDREW ITS APPLICATION TTO DRILL EXPLORATORY HOLES BECAUSE OF PUBLIC OPPOSITION TO MINING ACTIVITY IN THIS AREA, AND BECAUSE OF A BILL PUT BEFORE CONGRESS TO WITHDRAW APPROX. 13,000 ACRES IN THE CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST FROM MINING AND MINERAL LEASING LAWS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 06-JUL-93 | ADMR | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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