Horseshoe Basin Occurrence

The Horseshoe Basin Occurrence is a mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,799 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

Name: Horseshoe Basin Occurrence  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pima

Elevation: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 32.12722, -112.13694

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Horseshoe Basin Occurrence MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Horseshoe Basin Occurrence
Secondary: Ballam


Commodity

Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pima


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: BANDS, INTERMITTENT


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: 50.2 % FE, 0.75 % TIO2 , 0.2 % MN, 21.7 % SIO2 , 0.12 % P, 0.08 % S.
Analytical Data: 49.8 % FE, 0.5 % TIO2 , 0.1 % MN, 24.4 % SIO2 , 0.02 % P, 0.08 % S: METALLURGICAL CHIP COMPOSITE
Analytical Data: 50.6 % FE, 1.0 % TIO2 , 0.3 % MN, 19.0 % SIO2 , 0.21 % P, 0.08 % S: SPECULAR HEMATITE FACIES
Analytical Data: CHARACTER SAMPLES BY THE BUREAU OF MINES: MAGNETITE FACIES


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Ilmenite


Comments

Comment (Location): USBM FILE'S LONG IS INCORRECT (112-29-30W)

Comment (Deposit): BANDS OF MINERALIZATION WERE FOUND IN A ZONE OF HIGHLY EPIDOTIZED GRANITE, RANGING FROM 100 TO 300 FEET WIDE. INDIVIDUAL BANDS OF MAGNETITE AND HEMATITE ARE 4 TO 30 FEET THICK.

Comment (Geology): EXTENSIVE MAGNETITE - SAND PLACER DEPOSITS CONTAINING GOLD ARE PRESENT IN THE DESERT FLOOR.


References

Reference (Deposit): HARRER, C. M., 1964 , RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON RESOURCES IN ARIZONA: USBM IC 8236 , P. 82


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