White Peak Mine

The White Peak Mine is a silica and quartz mine located in Maricopa 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: White Peak Mine

State:  Arizona

County:  Maricopa

Elevation:

Commodity: Silica, Quartz

Lat, Long: 33.78389, -112.35444

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White Peak Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: White Peak Mine
Secondary: Charlotte Group
Secondary: Triphahn
Secondary: White Peak Silica


Commodity

Primary: Silica
Primary: Quartz


Location

State: Arizona
County: Maricopa


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


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: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ PEGMATITE.

Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD TC40013 WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS.


References

Reference (Deposit): MOORE, R.T., AND VARGA, R.J., 1976, MAPS SHOWING NONMETALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS IN THE PHOENIX AREA, ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-845-J, SCALE 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.y

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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