The Horseshoe Basin Occurrence is a mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,799 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: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 32.12722, -112.13694
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Horseshoe Basin Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Horseshoe Basin Occurrence
Secondary: Ballam
Commodity
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: BANDS, INTERMITTENT
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 50.2 % FE, 0.75 % TIO2 , 0.2 % MN, 21.7 % SIO2 , 0.12 % P, 0.08 % S.
Analytical Data: 49.8 % FE, 0.5 % TIO2 , 0.1 % MN, 24.4 % SIO2 , 0.02 % P, 0.08 % S: METALLURGICAL CHIP COMPOSITE
Analytical Data: 50.6 % FE, 1.0 % TIO2 , 0.3 % MN, 19.0 % SIO2 , 0.21 % P, 0.08 % S: SPECULAR HEMATITE FACIES
Analytical Data: CHARACTER SAMPLES BY THE BUREAU OF MINES: MAGNETITE FACIES
Materials
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Ilmenite
Comments
Comment (Location): USBM FILE'S LONG IS INCORRECT (112-29-30W)
Comment (Deposit): BANDS OF MINERALIZATION WERE FOUND IN A ZONE OF HIGHLY EPIDOTIZED GRANITE, RANGING FROM 100 TO 300 FEET WIDE. INDIVIDUAL BANDS OF MAGNETITE AND HEMATITE ARE 4 TO 30 FEET THICK.
Comment (Geology): EXTENSIVE MAGNETITE - SAND PLACER DEPOSITS CONTAINING GOLD ARE PRESENT IN THE DESERT FLOOR.
References
Reference (Deposit): HARRER, C. M., 1964 , RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON RESOURCES IN ARIZONA: USBM IC 8236 , P. 82
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