Mineral resource potential map of the Gila-San Francisco Wilderness Study Area, Graham and Greenlee counties, Arizona
Miscellaneous Field Studies Map
1315-B
By: Donlad H. Richter, Douglas P. Klein, Viki A. Lawrence, and Michael Lane
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Abstract
The mineral resource potential of the Gila-San Francisco Wilderness Study Area (AZ-040-022/023/024) is low (fig. 2). Although favorable geologic environments for placer gold deposits and manganese vein deposits are present in the study area, the probability of discovering economically exploitable deposits of these metals is low, and not encouraging. Even more speculative is the study area's porphyry copper potential which is based solely on the possibility of favorable host terranes underlying the study area at depth. The study area does contain substantial deposits of pumice, but their economic significance is probably minor. A part of the study area has been previously designated a Known Geothermal Resource Area (KGRA).
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Mineral resource potential map of the Gila-San Francisco Wilderness Study Area, Graham and Greenlee counties, Arizona |
| Series title | Miscellaneous Field Studies Map |
| Series number | 1315 |
| Chapter | B |
| DOI | 10.3133/mf1315B |
| Year Published | 1982 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | Report: 5 p.; 1 Plate: 41.29 x 27.61 inches |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Graham County, Greenlee County |
| Scale | 62500 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |