The Iron Cliff Prospect is a copper, gold, and lead mine located in Santa Cruz county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,276 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: 6,276 Feet (1,913 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Gold, Lead
Lat, Long: 31.69611, -110.86250
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Iron Cliff Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron Cliff Prospect
Secondary: Littleshot
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Santa Cruz
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.
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: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: Homoclinal ; Reg.Trends: Tilting And Broad Open Folds In S. And Extensive Faulting In N.
Type: L
Description: Thrust And Normal Faulting - Shear Zones
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): STRATIGRAPHIC UNITS USED ARE THOSE OF DREWES, 1971, USGS MAP I-614. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Location): LITTLESHOT MINE COULD BE SAME AS IRON CLIFF. CAN'T TELL FROM LITERATURE. ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)
Comment (Workings): PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS NOT AVAILABLE.
Comment (Geology): MAJOR.UNITS: BASIN AND RANGE. ; REG.COM: STRUCTURE IN DISTRICT IS THRUST FAULTING AND HIGH ANGLE NORMAL FAULTING AND FOLDING.
References
Reference (Deposit): SCHRADER, F.C., 1915, U.S.G.S. BULL. 582.
Reference (Deposit): DREWES, H., 1971, USGS MAP I 614 (MT. WRIGHTSON QUAD).
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 614
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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