Bitter Spring Prospect

The Bitter Spring Prospect is a iron, gold, silver, and copper mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,200 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

Name: Bitter Spring Prospect  

State:  Arizona

County:  Graham

Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)

Commodity: Iron, Gold, Silver, Copper

Lat, Long: 33.08778, -110.31167

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Bitter Spring Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bitter Spring Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Iron
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper


Location

State: Arizona
County: Graham


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
Discovery Year: 1920
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAY: 0.01 OZ. AU/TON, 1.0 OZ. AG/TON


Materials

Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Malachite


Comments

Comment (Workings): CAVED AND FLOODED SHAFT AND ADIT ( 1956 ).

Comment (Location): NEAR THE UPPER END OF BITTER SPRING TRAP, ON THE NW SLOPES OF MT TURNBULL.

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ-PYRITE-MAGNETITE ZONE OF MINERALIZATION 5 TO 10 FT WIDE, MAGNETITE FLOAT PRESENT FOR A DISTANCE OF 100 TO 150 FT ALONG STRIKE.


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1027-N, P. 634-5.

Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 8236, P. 57-8


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