Burro Barite Nos. 1-5

The Burro Barite Nos. 1-5 is a barium-barite mine located in La Paz county, Arizona.

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

Name: Burro Barite Nos. 1-5

State:  Arizona

County:  La Paz

Elevation:

Commodity: Barium-Barite

Lat, Long: 33.82528, -114.06667

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Burro Barite Nos. 1-5 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Burro Barite Nos. 1-5
Secondary: Burro Barite Group


Commodity

Primary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: Plomosa Mining District


Land Status

Not available


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

Model Name: Disseminated Sb


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Barite
Gangue: Fluorite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): COORDINATES GIVEN ARE FOR A CENTRAL MINE LOCATION. THE AREA RANGES FROM 33-48-39N TO 33-50-01N, AND 114-03-21W TO 114-04-20W.

Comment (Deposit): BANDED BARITE VEINS WITH FLUORITE, QUARTZ, AND CU OXIDES IN FRACTURED TERTIARY OR CRETACEOUS VOLCANIC AGGLOMERATE.

Comment (Workings): EXPLORATION PITS.


References

Reference (Deposit): US BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 5651, P. 73.

Reference (Deposit): PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERAL CARD FILES.

Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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