The Omega Iron Deposit is a iron and titanium mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,874 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: 2,874 Feet (876 Meters)
Commodity: Iron, Titanium
Lat, Long: 32.7653, -111.09330
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Omega Iron Deposit MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Omega Iron Deposit
Secondary: Arkota Steel Placer
Secondary: Red Rock Group
Secondary: Garpak
Secondary: Black Hills
Secondary: Royal
Secondary: Owlhead Magnetite Prospect
Secondary: Black Sands Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Primary: Titanium
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
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
Owner Name: Southwestern Iron And Steel Inc
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1964
Owner Name: Arkota Steel And Sovereign Industries
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1967
Owner Name: Tiago Mining Co(Subsidiary Iropox)
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1980
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
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
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): ADDITIONAL LOC SECS: 7,8,17,20
Reference (Deposit): USGS NINETYSIX HILLS SE QUAD
Reference (Deposit): ADMR OMEGA (PART II)FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR OMEGA IRON PLACER DEPOSIT(OWLHEAD MAGNETITE PROSPECT)-
Reference (Deposit): TWO FILES
Reference (Deposit): ADMR TIAGO MINING CO FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR U FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILES
Reference (Deposit): AZ,BUR,GEO & MIN TECH.: MIN MAP NOTES
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