Troy Quartzite Quarry

The Troy Quartzite Quarry is a silica and stone, crushed/broken 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: Troy Quartzite Quarry

State:  Arizona

County:  Pinal

Elevation:

Commodity: Silica, Stone, Crushed/Broken

Lat, Long: 32.84083, -110.72361

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Troy Quartzite Quarry MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Troy Quartzite Quarry


Commodity

Primary: Silica
Primary: Stone, Crushed/Broken
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Ashton Co.
Home Office: Tucson, Az
Years: 1992 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
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

Name: Quartzite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Quartzite


Comments

Comment (Location): ON NORTH SIDE OF PUTNAM WASH, WEST OF SAN PEDRO RIVER.


References

Reference (Deposit): HOUSER, B.B., ED., 1992, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS OF THE TUCSON AREA AND SAN PEDRO VALLEY, SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA: TUCSON, ARIZONA, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY FIELD TRIP, APRIL 4-5, 1992, GUIDEBOOK, 55 P

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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