Mccormick

The Mccormick is a volcanic materials and perlite mine located in Coconino county, Arizona at an elevation of 8,209 feet.

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: Mccormick

State:  Arizona

County:  Coconino

Elevation: 8,209 Feet (2,502 Meters)

Commodity: Volcanic Materials, Perlite

Lat, Long: 35.36194, -111.60500

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Mccormick MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mccormick


Commodity

Primary: Volcanic Materials
Primary: Perlite
Tertiary: Uranium


Location

State: Arizona
County: Coconino


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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.
Administrative Organization: Coconino National Forest


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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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: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Grand Canyon Section


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Obsidian
Ore: Cinders


Comments

Comment (Location): ON E-NE FLANK OF SUGARLOAF OF SAN FRANCISCO MOUNTAIN. THERE ARE THREE GRAVEL PITS IN SECTION 24. LAT-LONG IS FOR THE PIT CLOSEST TO THE CENTER OF THE SECTION.

Comment (Deposit): PERLITE WITH OBSIDIAN IN CINDER BED.


References

Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT NO. 4, 185 P

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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