The Bitter Spring Prospect is a iron mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,649 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: 4,649 Feet (1,417 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 33.0897, -110.31140
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Bitter Spring Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bitter Spring Prospect
Secondary: Bitter Springs Claim
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Arizona
County: Graham
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
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Ownership
Owner Name: San Carlos Apache Tribe
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1953
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD,CALVIN S MINERAL RESOURCES OF SAN CARLOS INDIAN
Reference (Deposit): RES. USGS BULL 1027-N 1956
Reference (Deposit): 8236 1964 P 57-58
Reference (Deposit): ADMR BITTER CREEK FILE
Reference (Deposit): USAEC PRELIM RECONN REPORT 172-481 1954 P 382
Reference (Deposit): ADMR SAN CARLOS FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILES
Reference (Deposit): USGS SAN CARLOS RESERVOIR QUAD
Reference (Deposit): HARRER,C.M.RECONNAISANCE OF IRON RESOURCES IN AZ USBM 1C
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