The Junction Prospect is a lead and barium-barite mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,249 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: 4,249 Feet (1,295 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Barium-Barite
Lat, Long: 32.87139, -110.30806
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Junction Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Junction Prospect
Secondary: Junction Claim
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: Arizona
County: Graham
District: Aravaipa 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
Deposit Type: Vein
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
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Block Faulting Trending Nnw ; Reg.Trends: Minor Pre-Cretaceous E And Ne Trending Folds And Major Post-Cretaceous Nnw Trending Faults
Type: L
Description: Grand Reef Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Barite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Fluorite
Gangue: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCTION UNKNOWN
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: QUARTZ VEIN IN PINAL SCHIST 100 FT FROM GRAND REEF FAULT SILICIC DIKES INTRUDE SCHIST
References
Reference (Production): SIMONS, F.S. 1964
Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 461.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 763.
Reference (Deposit): 1925 GEOLMAP ROSS, C.P.
Reference (Deposit): 1964 GEOLMAP SIMONS, F.S.
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