The Bitter Spring Prospect is a iron, gold, silver, and copper mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,200 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: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)
Commodity: Iron, Gold, Silver, Copper
Lat, Long: 33.08778, -110.31167
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Bitter Spring Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bitter Spring Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Location
State: Arizona
County: Graham
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
Discovery Year: 1920
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAY: 0.01 OZ. AU/TON, 1.0 OZ. AG/TON
Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Malachite
Comments
Comment (Workings): CAVED AND FLOODED SHAFT AND ADIT ( 1956 ).
Comment (Location): NEAR THE UPPER END OF BITTER SPRING TRAP, ON THE NW SLOPES OF MT TURNBULL.
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ-PYRITE-MAGNETITE ZONE OF MINERALIZATION 5 TO 10 FT WIDE, MAGNETITE FLOAT PRESENT FOR A DISTANCE OF 100 TO 150 FT ALONG STRIKE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1027-N, P. 634-5.
Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 8236, P. 57-8
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