Five Mile Peak

The Five Mile Peak is a quartz and silica mine located in Pinal 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: Five Mile Peak

State:  Arizona

County:  Pinal

Elevation:

Commodity: Quartz, Silica

Lat, Long: 33.00889, -111.74389

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Satelite image of the Five Mile Peak

Five Mile Peak MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Five Mile Peak


Commodity

Primary: Quartz
Primary: Silica


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): FRAGUAS NEAREST LOCALITY.

Comment (Location): JUST WEST OF HIGHWAY 187.


References

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

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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