Riho Prospect

The Riho Prospect is a lead and zinc mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 751 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: Riho Prospect  

State:  Arizona

County:  La Paz

Elevation: 751 Feet (229 Meters)

Commodity: Lead, Zinc

Lat, Long: 33.08417, -114.59972

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Riho Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Riho Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Barium-Barite


Location

State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: Silver District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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

Type: Unknown


Ownership

Owner Name: Red Cloud Mining And Milling Co. ( Which Consist Of Two Veins A)
Years: 1951 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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: LINEAR


Structure

Type: L
Description: Foliation N20e, 25e; Faulting N50w, 78ne


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Barite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Limonite


Comments

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS ON THE SOUTH CLAIM INCLUDE SEVERAL PITS, OPEN CUTS, SHAFTS, AND STOPES. AT THE NORTH CLAIM THE VEIN HAS BEEN STOPED FROM SEVERAL ADITS


References

Reference (Deposit): PARKER, F.Z.; 1966; THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SILVER DISTRICT TRIGO MOUNTIANS; YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: MASTER THESIS SAN DIEGO STATE COLLEGE, P 131-132

Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D.; 1951; ARIZONA ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS; ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 158, P. 96


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