The Arizona Barite is a barium-barite mine located in Maricopa county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,499 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: 1,499 Feet (457 Meters)
Commodity: Barium-Barite
Lat, Long: 33.5408, -111.64420
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Arizona Barite MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Arizona Barite
Secondary: Granite Reef
Secondary: Chrisman Barite
Secondary: Mesa Barite Claims
Secondary: Phoenix Group
Secondary: Macco
Commodity
Primary: Barium-Barite
Secondary: Iron
Location
State: Arizona
County: Maricopa
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
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: W. F. Paine
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1957
Owner Name: Arizona Barite Co.
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1946
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: Sonoran Desert
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
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References
Reference (Deposit): STEWART,L,A, & PFISTER,A.J, USBM RI 5651,P32
Reference (Deposit): BROBST,D.A. AZ.B.M. #180,P312,314
Reference (Deposit): WILSON,F,& ROSEVEARE,G. AZ.B.M.#155,P11
Reference (Deposit): BROBST,D, USGS 1072-B,P106
Reference (Deposit): USGS GRANITE REEF DAM
Reference (Deposit): ADMR ARIZONA BARITE FILE
Reference (Deposit): ADMR "U" FILE
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