The Black Chief Group Occurrence is a mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,627 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: 5,627 Feet (1,715 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 34.60861, -112.10806
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Black Chief Group Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Black Chief Group Occurrence
Commodity
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: Ash Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR BAND
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: USBM 1961 SAMPLE: 37.2 % FE, 4.1 % MN, 0.3 % TIO2, 0.42 % P, 0.09 % S, 32.6 % SI
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Gangue: Copper
Comments
Comment (Geology): THESE JASPER-MAGNETITE BEDS GENERALLY RESEMBLE THE PRECAMBRIAN IRON FORMATION OF THE CANADIAN SHIELD, YET ARE MUCH LESS RICH IN ORE.
References
Reference (Deposit): HARRER, C.M., 1964 , RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON RESOURCES IN ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8236 , P. 99
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