The Red Chief is a barium-barite mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,329 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: 1,329 Feet (405 Meters)
Commodity: Barium-Barite
Lat, Long: 33.8256, -114.06330
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Red Chief MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Chief
Secondary: Red Chief No. 5 Claim
Secondary: Barium No. 21 Claim
Commodity
Primary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Beryllium
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: La Paz
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: J. J Cavanough And Heirs
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
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
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): DEC 75 MINOR POTENTIAL FLUORITE RESERVE IF COMBINED WITH OTHER
References
Reference (Deposit): ADDNL WORKINGS IN T6N R17W SEC 32 N HALF
Reference (Deposit): STEWART L A AND PFISTER A J 1960 USBM RI 5650
Reference (Deposit): REVISED BY MILS 7-79
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