The Friez Prospect is a copper mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,561 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: 5,561 Feet (1,695 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 31.76833, -110.78111
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Friez Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Friez Prospect
Secondary: Gold Bug
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Greaterville 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
Discovery Year: 1915
Discovery Method: 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: STOCKWORK
Structure
Type: R
Description: Homoclinal ; Reg.Trends: Tilting & Broad Open Folds In S & Extensive Faulting In N.
Type: L
Description: Thrust And Normal Faulting - Fracture Zones.
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION RECORD.
Comment (Workings): PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS NOT AVAILABLE.
Comment (Geology): MAJOR.UNITS: BASIN AND RANGE ; GEOL.DESC: AGE OF MINERALIZATION BELIEVED TO BE THAT OF THE QUARTZ LATITE INTRUSIVE OF DREWES - 1971. ; REG.COM: STRUCTURE IN DISTRICT IS THRUST FAULTING AND HIGH ANGLE NORMAL FAULTING AND FOLDING.
Comment (Deposit): THE STRATIGRAPHIC UNITS USED ARE THOSE OF H. DREWES - 1971, USGS MAP I-613. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., 1915 USGS BULL. 582.
Reference (Deposit): DREWES, H., 1971, USGS MAP I-613 (SAHUARITA QUAD).
Reference (Deposit): DREWES, H., 1970, USGS BULL 1312A.
Reference (Deposit): 1909 RECON F.C. SCHRADER, U.S.G.S. BULL. 582.
Reference (Deposit): 1971 GEOLMAP H. DREWES U.S.G.S. MAP I-613.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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