Bottle Spring Prospect

The Bottle Spring Prospect is a iron mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,401 feet.

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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: Bottle Spring Prospect

State: Arizona

County: Gila

Elevation: 6,401 Feet (1,951 Meters)

Primary Mineral: 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

Holdings

Workings

Ownership

Production

Deposit

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

Physiography

Mineral Deposit Model

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Alterations

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 Type: Production	Comment: NO PRODUCTION AS OF 1961
Comment Type: Workings	Comment: PROPERTY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY A FEW SHALLOW OPEN PITS AND CUTS
Comment Type: Geology	Comment: 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 Category: Deposit

Reference: HARRER, C. M.; 1964 ; RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON RESOURCES IN ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8236 , P. 28