THE AZGS CORE REPOSITORY - AZGS Document Repository

THE AZGS CORE REPOSITORY
by
John T. Duncan and Jon E. Spencer
Arizona Geological Survey
Open-File Report 93-2
March 1993
(updated May, 1993)
(updated August, 1993)
Arizona Geological Survey
416 W. Congress, Suite #100, Tucson, Arizona 85701
This report is preliminary and has not been edited
or reviewed for conformity with Arizona Geological Survey standards

In 1992 the Arizona Geological Survey (AZGS) organized a repository in which drill core that
the AZGS has accumulated through donations is stored and available for public inspection. The
repository is presently located in the basement of the Corbett Building (210 E. 7th Street) in Tucson,
Arizona. Core samples in the facility represent almost 300 individual drill holes and approximately
150,000 linear feet of hole. All the core has been skeletonized (either by the donor or by AZGS
geologists) to varying degrees, with from 20% to less than 1 % of the original core retained. Fourteen
of Arizona's fifteen counties are represented in the storage facility by at least one drill hole, with Apache,
Cochise, Maricopa, and Mohave Counties represented by the most individual holes. The core was
produced during various projects ranging from geotechnical site assessments to metallic mineral
exploration.
Only the core drilled and donated by the U.S. Bureau of Mines (BOM) and Bendix Field
Engineering Corp. is described in published reports, which are listed below. AZGS files contain
unpublished reports and drill logs for some of the core, but much is without any documentation other than
this report. An OGCe (Oil and Gas Conservation Commission) file number is listed as a source of
information for some core (OGCC files are kept at the AZGS). A complete inventory of the contents
of the AZGS core repository is tabulated below. Available location diagrams have been reproduced from
original sources and appended to the end of the inventory table. Anyone wishing to inspect any of the
core should contact the Arizona Geological Survey by telephone at (602) 882-4795 or by mail at 845 N.
Park Ave., #100, Tucson, AZ 85719.
REFERENCES
1) Kumke, C.A., Ross" C.K., Everett, F.D., and Hazen, S.W., jr., 1957, Mining investigations of
manganese deposits in the Maggie Canyon area, Artillery Mountain region, Mohave County,
Arizona: U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations RI 5292, 87 p.
2) Lease, L.W., 1981, Sumary geologic report on the drilling in western Prescott and Williams
quadrangles, Mohave, Yavapai and Yuma Counties, Arizona, U.S. Department of Energy Open­
File Report GJBX-293(81), 82 p., 2 plates.
3) Romslo, T.M., 1948, Antler copper-zinc deposit, Mohave County, Arizona: U.S. Bureau of Mines
Report of Investigations RI 4214, 14 p.
4) _ 1949, Investigation of Keystone and St. George copper-zinc deposits, Cochise County, Arizona:
U.S. Bureau of Mines Report ofInvestigations RI 4504, 21 p.
5) 1950, Investigation of Lake Shore copper deposits, Pinal County, Arizona: U.S. Bureau of Mines
Report of Investigations RI 4706, 24 p.
6) Romslo, T.M., and Robinson, C.S., 1952, Copper Giant deposits, Pima County, Arizona: U.S.
Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations RI 4850, 9 p.
7) Stewart, L.A., 1947, Apache Iron deposit, Navajo County, Arizona: U.S. Bureau of Mines Report
of Investigations RI 4093, 88 p.
8) Tainter, S.L., 1947, Amargosa (Esperanza) molybdenum-copper property, Pima County, Arizona:
U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations RI 4016 15 p.
9) _ 1948, Christmas copper deposit, Gila County, Arizona: U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of
Investigations RI 4293, 58 p.
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APACHE COUNTY
PROJECT NAME HOLE # FOOTAGE STORED T.D. LOCATION REFERENCE
AZ POTASH-ST.JOE 1 0-1408 1408 NW NW NW SEC 24 T18N R25E OGCC 633
(Holbrook Basin) 2 0-1240 1245 NW SEC 26 T18N R25E OGCC 634
3 730-1818 1818 NW NW SEC 34 T18N R25E OGCC 635
5 0-1530 1543 NW NW SEC 12 T17N R25E OGCC 641
6 0-1590 1594 NW NW SEC 6 T17N R26E OGCC 642
8 0-1428 1428 SE SE SEC 10 T17N R25E OGCC 650
9 1216-1388 1388 NW NW SEC 16 T17N R25E OGCC 652
10 1260-1380 1380 SE SE SEC 4 T18N R26E OGCC 679
11 1172-1312 1312 NW NW SEC 16 T18N R26E OGCC 680
12 1137-1252 1252 NW NW SEC 20 T18N R26E OGCC 681
13 1082-1182 1182 NE NE SEC 12 T18N R25E OGCC 682
KERR-McGEE BARFOOT 1 995-1088 1087 NW SE NW SEC 32 T20N R27E OGCC 238
(Holbrook Basin)
KERR-McGEE #2 H-3 20-1145 2502 NE NW SE SEC 34 T20N R26E OGCC 29 & 36
(Holbrook Basin) (2 State)
KERN COUNTY LAND 1 905-1085 1085 SW SEC 2 T18N R24E OGCC 1-35
(Holbrook Basin) 3 1184-1388 1388 SW NE NE SEC 6 T17N R25E OGCC 1-24
6 812-1021 1021 NE SEC 6 T18N R25E OGCC 1-43
7 1402-1560 1600 NE NE SEC 2 T17N R25E OGCC 1-23
8 1285-1420 1420 SW SE SE SEC 24 T18N R25E OGCC 1-44
NAVAJO DUVAL 46 Santa Fe 1601-1743 1743 SE SW SEC 9 T19N R27E OGCC 623
(Holbrook basin) 49 State 1870-1968 2046 NE NW SEC 6 T18N R27E OGCC 626
50 State 2039-2061 2139 SE NW SEC 8 T18N R27E OGCC 630
51 State 1686-1786 1781 SE SE SEC 18 T18N R26E OGCC 631
52 State 1228-1268 1308 NE SE SEC 8 T18N R26E OGCC 632
COCHISE COUNTY
PROJECT NAME HOLE # FOOTAGE STORED T.D. LOCATION REFERENCE
AGH 1 259-805 Center SEC 2 T13S R31E n.a.
AKW 1 716-1505 NW SEC 22 T12S R31E n.a
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PROJECT NAME HOLE # FOOTAGE STORED T.D. LOCATION REFERENCE
COURTLAND-GLEESON B-4 146-955 SEC 28 T19S R25E * AZGS files
(Turquoise Dist.) B-8 20-1032 " (Fig. 2)
B-10 258-1501
B-11 96-1201
B-12 21-591 "
B-15 52-956
B-19 112-884
B-23 81-841 "
B-24 50-618
B-25 100-678
B-26 110-745
B-28 12-725
M-1 40-532 "
M-2 25-556 "
M-3 97-510
M-5 127-562
M-6 0-322
M-7 82-217 "
M-8 391-688 "
M-9 168-232
M-10 286-417
M-12 0-106 "
M-14 54-220 "
M-18 0-55 "
M-20 0-160 "
M-21 0-30
M-23 211-216
M-24 53-690
M-25 131-841
M-27 224-960
980-1290
M-28 98-549
M-29 20-460
480-1140
M-30 16-304 "
318-1150
M-31 20-1023
M-32 60-843
M-33 10-675
M-34 437-521 "
M-35 244-884 "
M-36 72-408 "
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PROJECT NAME
KEYSTONE
(Cochise Dist.)
HOLE #
M-37
M-38
M-39
M-40
M-41
M-42
M-43
M-44
M-45
M-46
M-47
M-48
M-49
M-56
M-57
M-58
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22A
22
FOOTAGE STORED T.D. LOCATION REFERENCE
277-766 "
292-516 "
43-450
23-421 "
82-798 "
66-599
49-139 "
149-489
36-577
52-323
46-352 "
19-409 "
21-347 "
87-407 "
0-550 (Chip board)
0-405 (Chip board) "
0-505 (Chip board)
0-789 790 NE NW SEC 36 T15S R22E * 4
0-382 410 (Fig. 1)
0-245 276
0-165 321 "
0-391 391
0-367 406
0-330 330
0-112 167 "
60-276 281 "
0-364 364 "
0-147 335
162-335
0-354 354 "
0-586 586
0-495 516
0-592 592
21-461 461
0-392 484
9-87
24-179
113-228
0-212
376-444
0-599 599
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GRAHAM COUNTY
PROJECT NAME HOLE # FOOTAGE STORED T.D. LOCATION REFERENCE
SANCHEZ 429 0-1702 1705 NE SE NE SEC 26 T6S R27E AZGS files
445 100-1320 1325 SW SW NW SEC 25 T6S R27E
450 0-2105 2105 NW SE NE SEC 26 T6S R27E
468 570-2000 2000 NW SE SEC 26 T6S R27E
GREENLEE COUNTY
PROJECT NAME HOLE # FOOTAGE STORED T.D. LOCATION REFERENCE
BEE A34-1 146-2710 5016 SE SEC 6 T1S R31E AZGS files
(Blue River Dist.) 2850-5011
LA PAZ COUNTY
PROJECT NAME HOLE # FOOTAGE STORED T.D. LOCATION REFERENCE
QUARTZSITE Q-4 240-514 514 SW NE SW SEC 31 T4N R20W AZGS files
(La Paz Dist.) Q-5 0-269 790 NE NW SW SEC 31 T4N R20W
Q-6 0-1142 1142 NE NW SW SEC 31 T4N R20W
SWANSEA Jl 366-970 1050 NE NW NE SEC 32 T10N R15W AZGS files
(Swansea Dist.) J2 351-1053 SW NW NE SEC 32 T10N R15W
J6 236-634 SW NW NE SEC 32 T10N R15W
MARICOPA COUNTY
PROJECT NAME HOLE # FOOTAGE STORED T.D. LOCATION REFERENCE
ENSCO MOBIL W.R.A. B-6 311-799 SW NE SW SEC 32 T4S R1W AZGS files
B-9 321-327 SE SW NE SEC 32 T4S R1W
407-413
600-700
B-10 313-694 SE NW NE SEC 32 T4S R1W
B-11 229-237 SW SW NE SEC 32 T4S R1W
430-450
520-669
B-12 6-49 SW SW NE SEC 32 T4S R1W
B-13 20-48 SW SW NE SEC 32 T4S R1W
160-161
B-14 4-45 SW SW NE SEC 32 T4S R1W
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PROJECT NAME HOLE # FOOTAGE STORED T.D. LOCATION REFERENCE
B-15 25-200 SW SW NE SEC 32 T4S R1W
B-16 9-160 SW NE NE SEC 32 T4S R1W
164-700
B-17 6-90 SE NW NE SEC 32 T4S R1W
B-18 5-99 SE NW NE SEC 32 T4S R1W
P-5 50-403 SE NE NW SEC 32 T4S R1W
590-675
P-7 632-641 SE SW NE SEC 32 T4S R1W
SSC-MARICOPA MD-1R 46-1255 SE SEC 2 T7S R1W AZGS files
MD-3R 12-125 125 NE SEC 29 T5S R1E
MD-5R 11-475 475 SW NW SEC 24 T4S R3W
MD-10 30-700 700 SEC 17 T4S R2W
MD-11 10-100 100 NW SEC 13 T5S R3W
MD-12 14-354 354 NE NE NE SEC 12 T7S R2W
MD-l3 10-125 125 SW SEC 33 T5S R1E
UCSD-ARIZONA 2 38-794 SE SE SEC 3 T3S R4W ABM #1696
MOHAVE COUNTY
PROJECT NAME HOLE # FOOTAGE STORED T.D. LOCATION REFERENCE
ANTLER 1 13-206 308 NE SE SEC 4 T17N R16W * 3
(Hualapai Dist.) 256-266 (Fig. 4)
276-304
2 0-306 396
3 213-380 380
4 0-430 430
5 0-376 459
6 0-309 309
ARTILLERY PEAK A-I 1-267 267 NW NE SEC 31 T12N R13W * 1
(Artillery Dist.) A-2 45-169 169 " (Fig. Sa, 5b)
A-3 0-151 234
207-234
A-4 0-243 243
A-5 0-l35 241
168-241
A-6 0-263 263 "
A-7 22-242 242
A-8 13-253 253
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PROJECT NAME HOLE # FOOTAGE STORED T.D. LOCATION REFERENCE
A-9 0-94 "
139-241
A-10 0-233 233
A-11 0-237 237
101 up 0-16 16
102 up 0-15 25
103 up -0-25 25
103 down 0-12 12
104 up 12-23 26
104 down 0-12 12
105 up 0-18 18
105 down 13-21 21
106 up 0-14 14 "
106 down 0-24 24
107 up 0-28 28
107 down 0-11 11
108 up 0-22 23
108 down 0-12 12
201 up 15-22 23
202 up 0-19 19
202 down 0-12 12
203 up 0-12 24
203 down 0-12 12 "
204 down 8-16 16
205 up 0-24 24
205 down 0-13 13
301 up 0-27 27
301 down 0-12 12 "
302 up 0-20 30
303 up 0-32 32 "
303 down 0-12 12 "
304 up 0-22 28 "
304 down 0-12 12 "
305 up 0-25 25 "
305 down 0-12 12
306 up 0-12 20
306 down 0-5 12
309 up 0-19 19
309 down 0-12 12
310 up 0-16 20
310 down 0-12 12
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PIMA COUNTY
PROJECT NAME HOLE # FOOTAGE STORED T.D. LOCATION REFERENCE
AMARGOSA (ESPERANZA) 1 5-385 385 NE SEC 17 T18S R12E * 8
(Pima Dist.) 2 15-600 600 " (Fig. 7)
COPPER GIANT 1 50-325 797 SE SE NW SEC 15 T13S R6W * 6
(Ajo Dist.) 367-796 (Fig. 8)
2 62-491 745 SW SW NE SEC 15 T13S R6W
630-745
3 27-510 SEC 15 T13S R6W
DUVAL ROADSIDE 1805-2494 W Center SEC 11 T16S R8E ABM #2532
(Roadside Dist.)
P-D SAN XAVIER SX-1 219-883 NW SE SE SEC 26 T16S R12E * n.a.
(Pima Dist.) SX-4 156-544 NE NE SW SEC 14 T16S R12E (Fig. 9)
SX-5 369-1672 NE SE SE SEC 11 T16S R12E
SX-6 170-364 SE SW SW SEC 2 T16S R12E ABM #2526
SEDIMENTARY HILLS 47 37-486 SW SW NW SEC 27 T14S R12E AZGS files
(Sed. Hills Dist.) 508-1027
1052-1400
49 70-450 SW SW SW SEC 33 T14S R12E
470-1000
1010-1402
1530-2100
SELLS EM-1 0-300 300 SE NW SEC 17 T16S R5E * AZGS files
(Cababi Dist.) EM-2 0-311 311 SW SE SEC 4 T16S R4E (Fig. 10)
EM-3 0-615 615 NE SW SEC 35 T15S R4E
GS-1 0-761 761 SW NW SEC 34 T15S R4E
IP-3A 0-355 355 NE NE SEC 21 T16S R4E
IP-4 0-893 893 NE SEC 5 T16S R4E
IP-9 0-600 600 SW SEC 18 T16S R5E
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PINAL COUNTY
PROJECT NAME HOLE # FOOTAGE STORED T.D. LOCATION REFERENCE
ACE 64-1 14-1064 1118 SEC 23-24 T2S R13E AZGS files
64-2 7-642 1640 SEC 23-24 T2S R13E
674-943
954-1244
1261-1632
ASARCO GLOBE QDC-5 140-1374 NW NW SW SEC 18 T2S R14E ABM #3365
1461-1900
2038-2660
2716-3221
3329-4408
ASARCO SUPERIOR EAST A-12 3-1499 1499 NW SE SW SE SEC 23 T1S R13E n.a.
ASARCO SUPERIOR #4 A-13 12-1614 1614 SW SW SE SW SEC 23 T1S R13E n.a.
COPPER CREEK 3 0-876 876 Center SEC 18 T8S R18E n.a.
4 0-1605 NE SEC 13 T8S R17E
DEVILS CANYON DC-2 558-2109 SE NW SW SEC 7 T2S R14E n.a.
2120-2739
GRANITE 1 40-2314 3260 NE NE NE SEC 21 T3S R13E AZGS files
(Mineral Creek Dist.)
KELVIN/RIVERSIDE K-1 20-570 2100 SE SW SE SEC 11 T4S R13E AZGS files
(Riverside Dist.) K-8 41-802 802 NW SE SW SEC 11 T4S R13E
3 72-775 1386 SW SW SE SEC 14 T4S R18E
LAKESHORE D-1 0-204 204 SE SEC 25 T10S R4E * 5
(Lakeshore Dist.) (Fig. 11)
RIPSEY 1 10-762 3360 SE SE SW SEC 11 T5S R13E AZGS files
(Ripsey Dist.) 2 123-1472 3240 SW SW SE SEC 11 T5S R13E
3 60-940 3120 SW SW SE SEC 11 T5S R13E
UCSD-ARIZONA 3 171-952 SE NE SEC 28 T9S R15E ABM #1697
VEKOL V-2 1100-1405 1405 SW SW SE SEC 7 T9S R1E AZGS files
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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
PROJECT NAME HOLE # FOOTAGE STORED T.D. LOCATION
FOUR METALS 42 38-2161 W Center SEC 29 T23S R16E
(Patagonia Dist.)
IVANHOE IV-2 0-3007 3007 SE SE NW SEC 3 T22S R15E
(Ivanhoe Dist.)
YAVAPAI COUNTY
PROJECT NAME HOLE # FOOTAGE STORED T.D. LOCATION
BENDIX PQ-1 2945-2948 2948 NE SE NE SEC 11 T9N R6W
PQ-2 2133-2137 2621 SW NW SEC 2 T9N R8W
2610-2621
PQ-3 3928-3941 4333 SW NE SE SEC 29 T10N RI0W
4326-4333
PQ-4 5194-5208 5491 NE NE NE SEC 3 T9N R9W
PQ-5 2510-2522 5044 NW SEC 29 T10N RI0W
4480-4489
PQ-6 986-991 2998 NW SW SEC 31 TI1N RI0W
1681-1691
2508-2528
ABM # = Arizona Bureau of Mines (now AZGS) well number for well-cuttings repository
n.a. = no reference available for this project.
* = see appended figure for more precice drill hole locations for this project.
REFERENCE
ABM 2533
AZGS files
REFERENCE
2
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Qetober, 1945
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Diamond Drill Hoi"
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