Unnamed Iron Deposit

The Unnamed Iron Deposit is a copper and iron 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: Unnamed Iron Deposit  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pinal

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper, Iron

Lat, Long: 32.74528, -111.00083

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Unnamed Iron Deposit MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Iron Deposit


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Iron


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Owl Head District


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: Prospect
Deposit Type: Unknown
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: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Other: Sericite


Rocks

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Hematite
Ore: Magnetite


Comments

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)

Comment (Deposit): MAGNETITE VEINS & PODS (ONE APPROX 600 CUBIC YARDS), SAMANIEGO HAS SERICITE & CLAY ALT OF PLUG - NO QUARTZ - BUT LACK OF BLEACHED SELVAGES ON VEINS. LARGE VARIATION OF MAGNETIC SUSCEPTABILITY IN ORE.


References

Reference (Deposit): N.G. BANKS, FIELD EXAM

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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