The Blue Knob Nos 30, 31, 32 Prospects is a silver, copper, iron, platinum, and gold mine located in Maricopa county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,601 feet.
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
Elevation: 1,601 Feet (488 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Copper, Iron, Platinum, Gold
Lat, Long: 33.61389, -112.84806
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Blue Knob Nos 30, 31, 32 Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Knob Nos 30, 31, 32 Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Iron
Primary: Platinum
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Maricopa
District: Osborn District
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: UNKNOWN
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chrysocolla
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATION IS INDICATED ON MAP BY SHAFT SYMBOL AND SEVERAL SMALL WORKINGS SYMBOLS INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)
Comment (Commodity): UNABLE TO FIND SOURCE OF PGE DATA (1991); SOURCE PRESUMED TO BE BLM REFERENCE
Comment (Deposit): SHAFT AND PROSPECT SYMBOLS INDICATE A LODE DEPOSIT, BUT TYPE IS UNKNOWN. OSBORNE DISTRICT IS SHOWN BY KEITH AND OTHERS (1983) TO CONTAIN PRIMARILY PB-ZN-AG VEINS OR REPLACEMENTS WITH APPRECIABLE CU AND AU PRODUCTION.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT SYMBOL ON MAP
Comment (Deposit): NO FURTHER INFORMATION OR REFERENCE FOUND. (1981) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., GEST, D.E., DEWITT, ED, TOLL, N.W., AND EVERSON, B.A., 1983, METALLIC MINERAL DISTRICTS AND PRODUCTION IN ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL TECHNOLOGY BULLETIN 194, P. 12, 40-41.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DISTRICT SHEET 307
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