The Bottle Spring Prospect is a iron mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,401 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: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 34.17611, -110.82639
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Bottle Spring Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bottle Spring Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
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: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.34 % PHOSPHORUS, 0.10 % SULFUR, AND 21.0 % SILICA
Analytical Data: A CHARACTER SAMPLE CONTAINED 51.8 % IRON, 0.1 % MN, 0.4 % TITANIA
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Comments
Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION AS OF 1961
Comment (Workings): PROPERTY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY A FEW SHALLOW OPEN PITS AND CUTS
Comment (Geology): THE DEPOSIT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED PART OF THE HEMATITE MINERALIZATION OF A GREAT AREA OF THE PRE CAMBRIAN, MESCAL LIMESTONE BY CONTACT-METAMORPHIC PROCESSES ASSOCIATED WITH WIDESPREAD INVASION BY GREAT DIABASE INTRUSIONS
References
Reference (Deposit): HARRER, C. M.; 1964 ; RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON RESOURCES IN ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8236 , P. 28
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