Defiance Mine Apache Mine

The Defiance Mine Apache Mine is a vanadium mine located in Gila county, Arizona.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Defiance Mine Apache Mine

State:  Arizona

County:  Gila

Elevation:

Commodity: Vanadium

Lat, Long: 33.53333, -110.80000

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Defiance Mine Apache Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Defiance Mine Apache Mine


Commodity

Primary: Vanadium
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Miami-Inspiration District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): NO DATA ON PB, AU, AG RESOURCES; V RESOURCES PROBABLY NIL.

Comment (Production): 20 ST ORE CONTAINING 14% V2O5 SHIPPED, 1930 (PETERSON, 1950) OBVIOUSLY HAND-PICKED ORE; NO INFORMATION ON WHERE SHIPPED OR V RECOVERY


References

Reference (Deposit): PETERSON, N. P., 1950, ARIZ. BUREAU OF MINES BULL. 15


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