The Rialto Group is a mine located in Yuma county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,401 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: 1,401 Feet (427 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 33.0572, -114.17470
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Rialto Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rialto Group
Secondary: Hull Group
Commodity
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yuma
District: Castle Dome District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Stock, M. W.
Home Office: Pine Valley, Ca
Info Year: 1976
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1863
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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
Unknown: Anglesite
Unknown: Cerussite
Unknown: Fluorite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): GREATEST POTENTIAL IS STOPE FILL PLUS UNEXPLORED LUCINDA VEI
References
Reference (Deposit): HAURY P S USBM RPT ON AZ LEAD CO JULY 1945 FROM USBM FILES
Reference (Deposit): PHELPS H D FLUOR PB AG MINES CASTLE DOME DIST WAR MINS RPT O
Reference (Deposit): WILSON E D GEOL MIN DEP SOUTH YUMA CO AZ BUR MINES BULL 134
Reference (Deposit): WILSON E D AZ ZN & PB DEPOSITS AZ BUR MINES BULL 156 1950
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