The Riho Prospect is a lead and zinc mine located in La Paz county, Arizona at an elevation of 751 feet.
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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: 751 Feet (229 Meters)
Commodity: Lead, Zinc
Lat, Long: 33.08417, -114.59972
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Riho Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Riho Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Location
State: Arizona
County: La Paz
District: Silver District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative 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
Not available
Workings
Type: Unknown
Ownership
Owner Name: Red Cloud Mining And Milling Co. ( Which Consist Of Two Veins A)
Years: 1951 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Type: L
Description: Foliation N20e, 25e; Faulting N50w, 78ne
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Barite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Limonite
Comments
Comment (Workings): WORKINGS ON THE SOUTH CLAIM INCLUDE SEVERAL PITS, OPEN CUTS, SHAFTS, AND STOPES. AT THE NORTH CLAIM THE VEIN HAS BEEN STOPED FROM SEVERAL ADITS
References
Reference (Deposit): PARKER, F.Z.; 1966; THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SILVER DISTRICT TRIGO MOUNTIANS; YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: MASTER THESIS SAN DIEGO STATE COLLEGE, P 131-132
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D.; 1951; ARIZONA ZINC AND LEAD DEPOSITS; ARIZ. B.M. BULLETIN 158, P. 96
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