The Mcleary Prospects is a copper and molybdenum mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,751 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
Elevation: 4,751 Feet (1,448 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 31.72694, -110.87972
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Mcleary Prospects MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mcleary Prospects
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Old Baldy 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.
Administrative Organization: Coronado Nationaforest
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: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Joints And Faults
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Altered Granite
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Ferrimolybdite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD WAS TAKEN FROM RECORD M030552 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENU M FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): IN LOWER PART OF STONE CABIN CANYON.
Comment (Workings): SHAFT 40 FT DEEP, 10 FT TUNNEL, 3 OTHER PROSPECTS
Comment (Geology): TERTIARY QUARTZ VEINS AND RHYOLITE DIKES ARE ALSO WITHIN 0.5 MI OF DEPOSIT.
References
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, 1915, USGS BULL 430.
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, 1974, ABM BULL 189.
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