Independence Prospects

The Independence Prospects is a lithium and beryllium mine located in Yavapai 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: Independence Prospects  

State:  Arizona

County:  Yavapai

Elevation:

Commodity: Lithium, Beryllium

Lat, Long: 33.99222, -112.50694

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Independence Prospects MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Independence Prospects


Commodity

Primary: Lithium
Primary: Beryllium


Location

State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
District: White Picacho District


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

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


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Beryl
Ore: Lepidolite
Ore: Amblygonite
Gangue: Plagioclase
Gangue: Apatite
Gangue: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): ZONED PEGMATITE.

Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD TC35394 WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT


References

Reference (Deposit): JAHNS, R.H., 1952, PEGMATITE DEPOSITS OF THE WHITE PICACHO DISTRICT: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 162, 105 P.

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

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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