Red Chief Deposit

The Red Chief Deposit 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: Red Chief Deposit

State:  Arizona

County:  La Paz

Elevation:

Commodity: Barium-Barite

Lat, Long: 33.82583, -114.06167

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Red Chief Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Red Chief Deposit
Secondary: Redchief


Commodity

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


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


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

Type: L
Description: Fissures In A Narrow Fracture Zone.


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Barite
Ore: Fluorite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Jasper


Comments

Comment (Location): POINT GIVEN IS A CENTRAL LOCATION. RANGE COVERS APPROXIMATELY 33-48-39 TO 33-50-01N AND 114-03-21 TO 114-04-20W.

Comment (Deposit): PARALLEL BARITE VEINS WITH QUARTZ AND CU OXIDES AND MN OXIDES IN THE FISSURES OF A NARROW FRACTURE ZONE IN TERTIARY OR CRETACEOUS VOLCANIC AGGLOMERATE. THERE ARE 2-4 PARALLEL VEINS.

Comment (Workings): SHAFTS AND CUTS. NO PRODUCTION REPORTED.


References

Reference (Deposit): US BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 5651, P. 74-77.

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

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

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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