The Little Chief Mine is a silica mine located in Pima 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
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Little Chief Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Little Chief Mine
Commodity
Primary: Silica
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
Land Status
Administrative Organization: Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Quartz
Ore: Quartzite
Comments
Comment (Location): THERE ARE MANY PROSPECTS AND MINES IN THIS SECTION.
Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD TC38999 WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MAIN MRDS.
References
Reference (Deposit): PEIRCE, H.W., 1990, ARIZONA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CARD FILES.
Reference (Deposit): ELEVATORSKI, E.A., 1978, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, MINERAL REPORT NO. 2, ARIZONA DMR.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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