The Houck Silica Sand is a silica mine located in Apache 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
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Houck Silica Sand MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Houck Silica Sand
Secondary: Burntwater Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silica
Location
State: Arizona
County: Apache
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Deposit Type: Sedimentary
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sand
Comments
Comment (Commodity): HYDROFRAC SAND FOR OIL WELL TREATMENT IS MARKETED IN ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, NEW MEXICO, AND UTAH.
Comment (Workings): OPEN-PIT MINE.
Comment (Location): PLANT IS SOUTH OF HOUCK.
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: MARKETS IN ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, CALIFORNIA.
Comment (Deposit): SAND IS UNCONSOLIDATED, FAIRLY COARSE-GRAINED, WELL ROUNDED, AND NEARLY PURE QUARTZ.
Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD TC35368 OF M. CARBONARO, WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS.
References
Reference (Deposit): PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERAL FILES.
Reference (Deposit): DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE MINES IN ARIZONA: ARIZONA DMR, SEPT. 1983.
Reference (Deposit): ELEVATORSKI, E.A, 1978, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, MINERAL REPORT NO. 2, ARIZONA DMR.
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES, 1989, DIRECTORY OF ACTIVE MINES IN ARIZONA, INCORPORATING SAND AND GRAVEL OPERATIONS-1989-1990: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES DIRECTORY, 14 P.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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