The Red Chief is a lead, zinc, and copper mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 1,775 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: 1,775 Feet (541 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc, Copper
Lat, Long: 32.5875, -111.89440
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Red Chief MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Chief
Secondary: Hinshaw Area
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pinal
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
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 STRATEGIC MIN.PRELIM.REP
Reference (Deposit): HADLEY,J B CU AND ZN DEP IN REWARD AREA CASA GRANDE MNG DIST
Reference (Deposit): 1934
Reference (Deposit): TENNEY,J ECON RECONN OF CASA GRANDE MINING DIST PINAL CO
Reference (Deposit): PINAL CO,AZ STANFORD PHD THESIS
Reference (Deposit): CARPENTER,R H GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE VEKOL MTS
Reference (Deposit): DENTON,T C EXP OF THE REWARD(VEKOL)ZINC DEP USBM R1 3975
Reference (Deposit): USGS 15 SILVER REEF MTS QUAD
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