Unknown Prospect

The Unknown Prospect is a manganese mine located in Maricopa county, Arizona at an elevation of 899 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

Name: Unknown Prospect  

State:  Arizona

County:  Maricopa

Elevation: 899 Feet (274 Meters)

Commodity: Manganese

Lat, Long: 32.8258, -112.80750

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Unknown Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unknown Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Manganese


Location

State: Arizona
County: Maricopa


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: U.S. Air Force (Luke Air Force Base Bombing Range)
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1980


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: 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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): TWO PROS - OTHER IS IN SW QUARTER SEC.

Reference (Deposit): MILLER,G, ADMR STATUS OF MIN.RES.INFO.FOR LUKE AIR FORCE

Reference (Deposit): RANGE AZ, P.86

Reference (Deposit): ADMR PALO VERDE FILE


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