The Ionia Claim is a lead mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,499 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: 5,499 Feet (1,676 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 32.97472, -110.32833
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Ionia Claim MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ionia Claim
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Arizona
County: Graham
District: Aravaipa District
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 Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
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
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Block Faulting Trending Nnw, Minor Pre-Cretaceous Folds Trending E And Ne
Type: L
Description: Iron Cap Thrust Fault Nearby
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Anglesite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Wulfenite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): CAVED ADIT, SHALLOW PIT
Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A MERGER OF ORIGINAL RECORD M050082 WITH RE CORD M030458 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE; CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEOD ORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Commodity): SOME OF THE ORE IS HIGH GRADE
Comment (Production): NO INFORMATION ON PRODUCTION, IF ANY
Comment (Development): SEVERAL SMALL PROSPECTS ARE GROUPED TOGETHER ON ONE CLAIM
References
Reference (Deposit): SIMONS, 1964, USGS PP 461, 173 P.
Reference (Deposit): ROSS, 1925, USGS BULL 763, 120 P.
Reference (Deposit): DENTON, 1947, USBM RI 4007
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, 1950, ABM BULL 156
Reference (Production): SIMONS, 1964
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