The Santa Margarita is a iron mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,559 feet.
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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: 2,559 Feet (780 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 34.0664, -112.81500
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Santa Margarita MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Santa Margarita
Secondary: Magnetite Iron Group
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Titanium
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
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
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Ownership
Owner Name: Magnetite Mining Co
Info Year: 1962
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Placer
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
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
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Comments
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References
Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS ALSO IN SEC 8 AN 17 AND SEC 14 23 25 36 T9N R6W
Reference (Deposit): ADMR SANTA MARGARITA GROUP FILE
Reference (Deposit): HARRER C M RECON OF IRON RESOURCES IN AZ USBM IC 8236 1964
Reference (Deposit): P 115
Reference (Deposit): ADMR MAGNETITE IRON GROUP FILE
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