Apex Mine (Apex property; Arizona Apex Mine; Lavell Mine; San Bernado), Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USAi
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33° 4' 36'' North , 110° 48' 2'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hayden | 650 (2017) | 8.1km |
| Winkelman | 346 (2017) | 10.3km |
| Kearny | 2,038 (2017) | 10.5km |
| Dudleyville | 959 (2011) | 11.8km |
| Six Shooter Canyon | 1,019 (2017) | 32.3km |
A former underground Ag-Pb-Au-Cu mine located in the center S½ sec. 15, T4S, R15E, just N of the ghost town of Chilito, on land of mixed status. NOTE: Located near, or possibly identical to, the San Bernardo Junior Mine (stated to lie in sec. 23). Production occurred from 1910 to 1941.
Mineralization is a linear ore body hosted in the Martin formation and the Abrigo formation. Ore control was along quartz latite porphyry dikes and along limestone bedding planes, where the beds are broken by steeply inclined fractures. Alteration included limestone converted to marble through metamorphism. Extensive alteration is present.
Local structures include an E-W trending quartz latite porphyry dikes, and one NE-trending dike. Abrigo and Martin formation beds strike NNE to NE, and dip 9°-15°SE. Complex faulting with the major faults trending N-S, including the O'Carroll fault ¼ mile east, and other N-S and NE-trending faults.
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Alunite Formula: KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 Reference: Galbraith, F.W. & Brennan (1959), Minerals of AZ: 64.; Ross, Clyde P. (1925a) Ore deposits of the Saddle Mountain and Banner Mining Districts, Arizona. USGS Bull. 771. |
| ⓘ Anhydrite Formula: CaSO4 Reference: MRDS database Dep. ID #10109789, MRDS ID #M241235. |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Ross, Clyde P. (1925a) Ore deposits of the Saddle Mountain and Banner Mining Districts, Arizona. USGS Bull. 771. |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 Reference: Ross, Clyde P. (1925a) Ore deposits of the Saddle Mountain and Banner Mining Districts, Arizona. USGS Bull. 771. |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Reference: Ross, Clyde P. (1925a) Ore deposits of the Saddle Mountain and Banner Mining Districts, Arizona. USGS Bull. 771. |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) Reference: Ross, Clyde P. (1925a) Ore deposits of the Saddle Mountain and Banner Mining Districts, Arizona. USGS Bull. 771. |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Reference: MRDS database Dep. ID #10109789, MRDS ID #M241235. |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Habit: Wire Description: High grade gold to 70% Reference: Ross, Clyde P. (1925a) Ore deposits of the Saddle Mountain and Banner Mining Districts, Arizona. USGS Bull. 771. |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Reference: MRDS database Dep. ID #10109789, MRDS ID #M241235. |
ⓘ Jarosite Formula: KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 Reference: Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd. ed.: 261; Desborough, G. A., Smith, K. S., Lowers, H. A., Swayze, G. A., Hammarstrom, J. M., Diehl, S. F., Leinz, R. W. and Driscoll, R. L. (2010): Mineralogical and chemical characteristics of some natural jarosites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 74, 1041-1056. |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Formula: (Fe,O,OH,H2O) Reference: Ross, Clyde P. (1925a) Ore deposits of the Saddle Mountain and Banner Mining Districts, Arizona. USGS Bull. 771. |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: MRDS database Dep. ID #10109789, MRDS ID #M241235. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Ross, Clyde P. (1925a) Ore deposits of the Saddle Mountain and Banner Mining Districts, Arizona. USGS Bull. 771. |
| ⓘ Rhodochrosite Formula: MnCO3 Reference: Min. Record:20(5):387. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Alunite | 7.BC.10 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.1.1.1 | Au |
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
| AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.8.1.1 | PbS |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
| A2X3 | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.3.1.2 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES | |||
| AB2X4 | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 7.2.2.3 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
| A(XO3) | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 14.1.3.4 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Rhodochrosite | 14.1.1.4 | MnCO3 |
| Group 28 - ANHYDROUS ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES | |||
| AXO4 | |||
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 28.3.2.1 | CaSO4 |
| Group 30 - ANHYDROUS SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
| (AB)2(XO4)Zq | |||
| ⓘ | Alunite | 30.2.4.1 | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Jarosite | 30.2.5.1 | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Group 58 - SOROSILICATES Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups | |||
| Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups with cations in [6] and higher coordination; single and double groups (n = 1, 2) | |||
| ⓘ | Epidote | 58.2.1a.7 | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| H | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| K | ⓘ Alunite | KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Jarosite | KFe3+ 3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Arizona Mining Journal (1918) March, 1918: 20.
Arizona Mining Journal (1919) June, 1919: 83.
Ross, Clyde P. (1925) Ore Deposits of the Saddle Mountain and Banner Mining Districts, Arizona, USGS Bull. 771: 63-64.
Elsing and Heineman (1936) Arizona Metal Production. Arizona Bureau of Mines Bulletin 140: 92.
Galbraith, F.W. (1947), Minerals of Arizona, Arizona Bureau of Mines Bull. 153: 70.
Galbraith, F.W. & Brennan (1959), Minerals of Arizona: 64.
Eastlick, John T. (1968), in: Ore Deposits of the United States, 1933-1967. Graton Sales Volume, John D. Ridge editor, A.I.M.E.: 1192.
Peirce, H. Wesley (1990), Arizona Geological Survey Industrial Minerals card file.
Anthony, J.W., et al (1995), Mineralogy of Arizona, 3rd. ed.: 261.
Mineralogical Record (1989): 20(5): 387.
USGS Hayden Quadrangle map.
U.S. Bureau of Mines - Arizona Bureau of Geology and Mining Technology file data.
Arizona Department of Mineral Resources Apex Mine file.
MRDS database Dep. ID #10233600, MRDS ID #M241235, MAS ID #0040070145; and, Dep. ID #10109789.
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Apex Mine, Chilito, Hayden area, Banner Mining District, Dripping Spring Mts, Gila Co., Arizona, USA