The Iowa Group is a copper and silica mine located in Yavapai county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,239 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: 4,239 Feet (1,292 Meters)
Commodity: Copper, Silica
Lat, Long: 34.3758, -112.17530
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Iowa Group MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iowa Group
Secondary: Roese Mining Co Property
Secondary: Patented Claims M S 1914
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Primary: Silica
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Yavapai
Land Status
Land ownership: National Primitive 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: Roese Mining Co
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1943
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS CLEATOR QUAD
Reference (Deposit): BLM MINING DIST.SHEET 46
Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS EXTEND INTO S2S2NW AND S2S2SE OF SEC.32.
Reference (Deposit): USGS MAYER QUAD,7.5 MIN
Reference (Deposit): ADMR IOWA GROUP FILE
Reference (Deposit): YAVAPAI MAGAZINE MARCH 1918 P 5-6 SHARLOT HALL MUSEUM
Reference (Deposit): PRESCOTT
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA MINING JOURNAL SEPT 1917 P 11
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