Arivaca King Mine (Chapman Mine), Las Guijas Mountains, Arivaca Mining District (Las Guijas Mining District), Las Guijas & San Luis Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 37' 42'' North , 111° 20' 22'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Arivaca | 695 (2011) | 6.0km |
| Aduana del Sásabe | 1,295 (2018) | 26.3km |
| Amado | 295 (2011) | 27.5km |
| Tubac | 1,191 (2011) | 27.8km |
| Tumacacori-Carmen | 393 (2015) | 28.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
34559
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:34559:9
GUID (UUID V4):
a3e6b879-42f1-4a1d-9ed3-04b0b989bbc4
‡Ref.: Keith, Stanton B. (1974), Arizona Bureau of Geology & Mineral Technology, Geological Survey Branch Bull. 189, Index of Mining Properties in Pima County, Arizona: 104 (Table 4).
Arizona Bureau of Mines file data.
Yale Peabody GNIS database.
MRDS database Dep. ID file #10162316, MRDS ID #M800267, MAS ID #0040190100.
A former underground Au-Ag-Cu-Zn-Pb mine located in the SE¼ sec. 5, T21S, R10E, on land of unknown status.
A Au-Ag-Pb-Zn-Cu mine located in the SE ¼ sec. 5, T.21S., R.10E. Owned at times, or in part, by the Calzone Mining & Milling Co.; JAcobs; and, Walsh.
Mineralization is irregular quartz veins along fissures with oxidized, weak, and spotty base metal sulfides along fissures cutting Laramide granitic intrusive. Near-surface enrichment of gold and silver.
Workings include relatively shallow openings. Worked during 1931-1934 & 1936. Produced a total of some 65 tons of ore averaging about 0.8 oz. Au/T, 1 oz. Ag/T and trces of Cu, plus 1% Pb.
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10162316 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Mexico
- Sierra Madre OccidentalMountain Range
North America
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
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