The Unnamed Prospect is a vanadium, copper, zinc, and lead mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,399 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
Elevation: 3,399 Feet (1,036 Meters)
Commodity: Vanadium, Copper, Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 32.90861, -110.83389
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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Unnamed Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Vanadium
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diabase
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diabase
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Mottramite
Comments
Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)
Comment (Deposit): EAST TRENDING SHEAR ZONE CUTS DIABASE AND PINAL SCHIST (PRECAMBRIAN ) ON N SIDE OF SWINGLE WASH. SMALL GALENA XTALS. GOETHITE NEEDLES. ELEV: 3400 FT. NO ACCESS BY ROAD. LARAMIDE MINERALIZATION. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
References
Reference (Deposit): KRIEGER, M.H., 1972 GEOLOGIC MAP OF WINKELMAN QUADRANGLE, PINAL COUNTY,ARIZ: U.S.GEOL.SURVEY GEOL, QUAD MAP IN PRESS
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