Mine detail: Curtis Claim

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Location: Pima County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 31.84457, -110.77374
dep_id: 10039404
mrds_id: M050035
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver
Minor mineral: Copper, Lead
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Argentite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Galena
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Underground
conc_proc: Permiable Fracture Zones
Reporter: Keith, William J.
hrock_type: Diorite
arock_unit: Granodiorite Porph Precambrian 1450+-10my Granodiorite.;Granodiorite Porph 54+-2my Granodiorite
arock_type: Diorite
Structure: Homoclinal ; Reg.Trends: Tilting And Broad Open Folds In S. And Extensive Faulting In N., Thrust And Normal Faulting - Fracture Zones
tectonic: Basin And Range.
References:
  • Deposit:: SCHRADER, F.C., 1915 USGS BULL. 582
  • Deposit:: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES 1971 FIELDNOTES V. 1 NO. 2
  • Deposit:: DREWES, H. 1971 USGS MAP I-613 (SAHUARITA QUAD)
  • Deposit:: 1909 RECON F. C. SCHRADER U.S.G.S. BULL. 582
  • Deposit:: 1971 DIREXPL ANACONDA-POSSIBLE NEW PORPH. COPPER DEPOSIT.
  • Deposit:: 1971 GEOLMAP H. DREWES U.S.G.S. MAP I-613
  • Production:: SCHRADER.
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