The Junction Prospect is a lead and zinc mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,999 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: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 32.8708, -110.30690
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Junction Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Junction Prospect
Secondary: Patented Claims M S 1760
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Graham
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: 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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THREE SHORT ADITS, ONE CAVED. ALTERED PRECAMBRIAN PINAL SCHIST NEAR CONTACT WITH TERTIARY SANTA TERESA GRANITE. ELEVATED LEVELS OF COPPER, LEAD, ZINC IN SAMPLE ASSAYS.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS KLONDYKE QUAD
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROFESSIONAL PAPER 461 GEOLOGY OF THE KLONDYKE QUAD
Reference (Deposit): P 148 1964
Reference (Deposit): BROWN, S. D., 1993, MINERAL APPPRAISAL OF THE CORONADO
Reference (Deposit): NATIONAL FOREST, PART 10, SANTA TERESA MOUNTAINS UNIT,
Reference (Deposit): GRAHAM COUNTY, ARIZONA: USBM OPEN FILE REPORT MLA ??-93.
Reference (Deposit): 53 P.
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DISTRICT SHEET 753
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