Little Mule Group

The Little Mule Group is a silver and barium-barite mine located in Graham 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: Little Mule Group  

State:  Arizona

County:  Graham

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Barium-Barite

Lat, Long: 33.02, -110.36556

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Little Mule Group MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Little Mule Group
Secondary: Silver Star Prospect
Secondary: Silver Spar Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite


Location

State: Arizona
County: Graham


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Barite
Ore: Silver
Gangue: Fluorite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): BARITE VEINS IN FRACTURED DIORITE OR ANDESITE BRECCIA.


References

Reference (Deposit): US BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 5651, P. 28-30.

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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