The Phoenix and Yuma Groups is a iron mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,499 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: 1,499 Feet (457 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 33.80583, -114.07000
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Phoenix and Yuma Groups MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Phoenix and Yuma Groups
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: Central Plomosa 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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Replacement
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: LENS AND STRINGERS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 8.26% SI
Analytical Data: 0.016% P
Analytical Data: 0.094% S
Analytical Data: 61.38% FE
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Location): N CENTRAL SECTION 6
Comment (Production): IN 1917 SOME 19 CARS OF IRON ORE SHIPPED
Comment (Development): OPEN PIT OPERATIONS
References
Reference (Deposit): HARRER, 1964, USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8236, P. 124
Reference (Deposit): ABM BULL 192, P. 170.
Reference (Production): U.S.G.S. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8236, P. 124
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