 | | Report (issue) | | 217 PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE WHITE CANYON AREA SAN JUAN COUNTY UTAH By W. E. Benson, A. F. Trites,...217 PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE WHITE CANYON AREA SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH By W. E. Benson, A, F. Trites,............... Organ Rock tongue ............... White Rim sandstone member....................... Triassic...Jurassic(?) rocks ....................... Glen Canyon group .................. Wingate sandstone ......Geologic map showing part of White Canyon district, San Juan County, Utah ......... .Inside back cover |  | | Journal (issue) | | Flying Termites 15 Article - M. Nelson, Grand Canyon Mining: Orphan Mine and Halotrichite 16 Presidential...everyone had so much fun in 2020, the Sublette County Rock Hounds have graciously stepped up to host...(US Highway 550), in Colorado’s Red Mountain Mining District—the site of a silver boom that lasted from...beautiful park-like setting that can be accessed along County Road 20 and 20D east of US Highway 550. A once...among ghosts. S.W.Veatch Above: Ironton, in Ouray County, is eight miles south of Ouray and just north of |  | | Report (volume) | | and Ore Deposits of the White Canyon Area San Juan and Garfield Counties, Utah By ROBERT E. THADEN, ALBERT...Rock tongue____________________________________ White Rim sandstone member ____________________ ~ ___...systems___________________________________ Glen Canyon group________________________________________ Wingate...system________________________________________________ San Rafael group__________________________________________...mine___________________________________________________ White Canyon No.1 mine______________________________________ |  | | Journal (issue) | | affiliated with the Friends of Mineralogy John S. White Division of Mineralogy The Smithsonian Institution...Mamaroneck, New York circulation manager Mary Lynn White subscriptions The M ineralogical Record costs $10...people collect minerals. G ood com panies may go bankrupt and die through mismanagement (and their stock...generally fine pieces whose only sin is being black or white, or having minor damage, or not being particularly...Little G reen M onster mine is located in Clay Canyon near Fairfield, U tah. Nodules of gem-quality variscite |  | | Journal (issue) | | which is hosted by the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and organized by the New Mexico...Mexico i the acting caretaker of the San Pedro Mine in Santa Fe County, and along with his son Phillip is...is actively exploring the mine for minerals. The San Pedro Mine is perhaps best known for producing beautiful...on the surface to malachite and associated with white, scalenohedral calcite crystals that are usually...during the last year: a presidential election in the USA, more lands closed to public use, mineral localities |  | | Book | | Spanish-English, English-Spanish glossary of gem, mineral and mining terms. BY PAUL WILLARD JOHNSON Price $2.00 r...El Antimonio District Cananea District ...... Arizpe District ........... Nacozari District ...... Moctezuma...Moctezuma District ... Hermosillo District ... Alamos District ........ San Bernardo Area Alistos District...SECTION 2 — Highway 45 Sabinal District ............... Los Lamentos District.... Placer de Guadalupe Puerto...Puerto del Aire District Chihuahua .......................... Santa Eulalia District....... El Potosi Mine |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | AMP BIRD MINE Ouray County, Colorado TOM R O S E M E Y E R 1632 Camp Bird Mine Road P.O. Box 586 Ouray...81427 Figure 1: Wide-angle view of the 3 level mining camp located at an elevation of 11,200 feet. The...Colorado, is situated in the rugged and beautiful San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado. The area is...cliffs hun dreds of feet above the canyon floor. Winters in the San Juan Mountains are long and severe with...the 1870s, the area became known as the Silvery San Juans. Many guidebooks were published promoting the |  | | Book | | and the Central Mining District, Grant County Burro Mountains Apache No, 2 District Lake Valley Caballo...Mountains Chloride District Hansonburg District Socorro Area New Placers District Grants Area Nacimiento...Uplift Harding Pegmatite Ojo Caliente Pegmatite District 4. COLORADO MINES nm — On 29 DEPOSITS MEXICO...MINERALS History of the San Luis Valley and the San Juan Mountains Bonanza District 33 33 36 37 46 54 bP)...Garita San Juan Mountains Mines Near Sawpit Mt. Sneffels-Telluride District Red Mountain District Cement |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cassedanne A vivianite occurrence in Contra Costa County,California ... 337 by C. B. DeWitt Essay: minerals...localities: The Phoenixville lead-silver mines, Chester County, Pennsylvania ...................................belonged to his deceased grandfather, who had been a mining engineer. Curators receive such calls fre quently...is proving useful to archaeologists as well as mining geologists. The $20,000 device consists of two... it’s heaven-sent. The University of Arizona’s Mining and Geological Engineering Department has purchased |  | | Journal (issue) | | MODEL X2000 Your choice of a 14-Carat Yellow or White Gold shank with a Palladium top mounting a TITANIA...Springs, California. Mar. 13-14—Kennel Club Dog Show, County Fair Grounds, Tucson, Arizona. Mar. 16-18—Winter... Tucson, Arizona. Mar. 17-18—Bandollero Tour to San Felipe, Mexico, Yuma, Arizona. Mar. 17-24—College...Arizona. Mar. 17-25 — Sierra Club Camping Trip to San Felipe, Mexico. Mar. 18—Round-up Club's Tour to Rich...towns, Wickenburg, Arizona. Mar. 18—Don's Trek to San Carlos Indian Reservation, Phoenix, Arizona. Mar |  | | Report (volume) | | Geological Survey Board and the Colorado Metal Mining Fund Board 1112-G Geology and Mineral Deposits...Geological Survey Board and the Colorado Metal Mining Fund Board UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING...formation________________________________________ San Juan breccia_______________________-_____________-____...area between Silver Lake Basin and Bridal Veil Canyon. 19. Geologic maps of some mines in the area tributary...the resurvey of the mineralized region of the San Juan Mountains. The youthful topography, with a total |  | | Journal (issue) | | ................................. 337 by J. S. White and J. A. Nelen Arizona index to the Mineralogical...R. Kampf Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Arthur Roe Tucson, AZ Abraham Rosenzweig University...Mineralogical Research Co., 704 Charcot Avenue, San Jose, CA 95131. A list of other dealers in back issues...the Old Dominion mine, the Morenci-Metcalf district, the San Manuel mine, the Inspiration mine, Monument...YUMA COUNTY NAME CHANGED Is nothing sacred? The famous Red Cloud mine is no longer in Yuma County, Arizona |  | | Report (volume) | | Broadway, 220-228 Battery Street, New York, N. Y. San Francisco, California. THE MINES HANDBOOK, 1922...Hydraulic TurbinpM MILWAUKEE, Metallurgical Machinery Mining Machinery Perforated Oil l-:imini-- Metals I'liiiiliini:...are getting the most in service from Worthington mining equipment — :the most from the standpoint of first...power consumption. Worthington meets needs of the mining industries with a complete line of products, from...Mills PUMPS, COMPRESSORS, OIL AND GAS ENGINES, MINING AND SMELTING MACHINERY CTON m "The Paramount |  | | Journal (issue) | | Wulfenite from the Red Cloud (photo credit)mine (La Paz County), Arizona, is world famous. (3.9 cm high) Jeff...expensive—I would love to play with one. I live near San Diego, California. Do you know anyone nearby that...are right. Sam tells me he is mining for diamonds in the Golconda district of India now. —Bob Jones Senior...when a large watercourse was encountered during mining. Two local collectors were allowed to collect the...Desert Museum. Rock & Gem The Thompson specimen-mining team recovered this example of composite wulfenite |  | | Journal (issue) | | ................................... 24 Mapimí District Geology ........................................cluster, 5.4 cm across, from the 1981 find in the San Judas chimney, Level 6, of the Ojuela mine. Houston...Photo courtesy of Peter Megaw. Introduction ore mining at the Ojuela ceased in the mid-1940’s, but the...been growing, thanks to the activities of a local mining cooperative, for the past 60 years. Some like to...done so only during the last 60 years, after ore mining had largely come to an end (we almost dare not |  | | Journal (issue) | | Ta~co Famous mineral localities: The Trucco mining district, Taxco de Alarcon, Guerrero, Mexico .........Mexico IV: (2004, vol. 35, no. 6) San Pedro Corralitos, Amatitlan, San Francisco mine Mexico V.· (2008...vol. 39, no. 6) History, Milpillas, Las Chlspas, San Carlos, Mexican agates Miguel Romero Supplement...we begin with Taxco, one of Mexico's most famous mining districts, as well as one of its oldest (discovered...area's many workshops. But a number of mines in the district have yielded excellent mineral specimens as well |  | | Report (volume) | | Broadway, 220-228 Battery Street, New York, N. Y. San Francisco, California. THE MINES HANDBOOK BALL...so successful. Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. Mining Machinery Dept. OFFICES For Canadian MILWAUKEE...service from Superior Jaw Crusher Worthington mining equipment the from the standpoint of first cost...most wear, Worthington meets the needs of the mining industries with a complete line of products, from...Mills PUMPS, COMPRESSORS, OIL AND GAS ENGINES, MINING AND SMELTING MACHINERY CTON JOHN D. RYAN, |  | | Journal (issue) | | greyish green or purplish color associated by white, powdery kaolinite until this is washed off. Mineral...on and in the hedenbergite crystals. A silvery-white, fibrous material was seen no a number of pieces...for sale do not ha,·e ilvaite, pyrrhotite and sphalerite masses on their bases. They also do not have...had the good fortune isiting the old and famous mining town of Freiberg, Saxony, thanks largely to the...made around I 168, the Erzgebirge [Ore-Mountains) mining started in this area and led to the foundation |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...Erica Van Pelt Los Angeles, CA Founder John Sampson White Editing, advertising 4631 Paseo Tubutama Tucson...chalcopyrite, galena, hedenbergite, m anganaxinite, sphalerite and other minerals. T h e mines are still in...Valley. It serves as the center of a very active mining area; a narrow-gauge railway for hauling ore passes...(The name simply means “most distant or remote mining tow n”) HISTORY The area around Dal’negorsk was |  | | Journal (issue) | | .............................. History of Peru Mining in Peru The Mineral Specimen Business C o l l e..................................... Quiruvilca district, Santiago de Chuco province, department of La.................................... Pasto Bueno district, Pallasca province, department of Ancash R a u............ Raura district, Cajatambo province, department of Lima Pachapaqui district, Bolognesi province...province, department of Ancash Huallanca district, Dos de mayo province, department of Huanuco Huanzala mine |  | | Report (issue) | | 1 COUNTY REPORT HYSICAL >ci 8 PHYSICAL •CI. .Lib. IES TN 24 C3 1ERAL RESOURCES OF A34 1 IPINE...IPINE COUNTY, CA! IA -*ci?2®^?^a£~Vfes^A^Gw^i I ver Mou nta i nV-*- Digitized by the Internet...lark MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALPINE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA by WILLIAM B.CLARK With sections...the Zaca gold-silver mine and the Leviathan COUNTY REPORT sulfur mine by James R. Evans 8 1977...2 i DOCS. -US Frontispiece. Typical Alpine County scenery. View looking southeast across Twin Lakes |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | timtraced over a length of 150 feet, and a bers. mining venture commenced. Two shafts I was amazed to find...of broken to give specimens of fresh matesilver. Mining continued until 1880, when rial. On digging in...but with a little effort, one can venture went bankrupt in 1922,the mine bring home a rich chunk of galena...as far as I know, sachusetts. was the end of any mining done on the The mine, on Scotland Road, ,is easily...are yard, about one quarter mile to the mine. sphalerite, chalcopyrite, and covellite by This trail follows |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cooper Nottingham, England Anthony R. Kampf L.A. County Mus. of Nat. Hist. Los Angeles, CA Joseph A. Mandarino...Librarian Curtis P. Schuh Founder John Sampson White by J. Polityka Abstracts of new mineral descriptions...owned by Richard Bideaux’s Arizona Exploring and Mining Company for quite a few years. Bideaux and Wayne...thorn in the side of environmentalists and anti-mining interests in the state. The issue was finally resolved...purchased the claim from Arizona Exploring and Mining Company for the sum of $558,000. The mine is now |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | tons of ore a day, it has surpassed Bingham Canyon, Utah. However, the rich oxide zones that produced...plenty! This article discusses the history of copper mining in the state, the nature of the deposits, and a...mineral-producing localities. History of Copper Mining in Arizona There is some dispute as to whether...Blake (1898) documented an extensive preColumbian mining operation on Turquoise Mountain, located about...quartz veins that contain gem-quality turquoise. The mining was accomplished with very crude methods; the rock |  | | Journal (issue) | | Publisher Wendell E. Wilson Founder John Sampson White Associate Editors Pierre Bariand Sorbonne Paris...Com stock Lode, Getchell, Steamboat, Majuba Hill, White Caps $7 v.1 6 /# 2 v.16/#3 Colorado-Ill Issue...Axinites (CA), El Dragon mine (Bolivia), Silver District (AZ), Goldschmidt $8 v.21/#3 American Amethyst...PUBLISHING P.O. 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