The National Ranch Prospect is a iron mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,201 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: 6,201 Feet (1,890 Meters)
Primary Mineral: Iron
Lat, Long: 34.12833, -110.80472
National Ranch Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: National Ranch ProspectSecondary: Iron Spice
Secondary: Iron Prince
Commodity
Primary: IronLocation
State: ArizonaCounty: Gila
Land Status
Land ownership: National ForestAdministrative Organization: Tonto National Forest
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
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane PlateausPhysiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Orebody
Form: IRREGULARStructure
Alterations
Rocks
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Devonian
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: A CHARACTER SAMPLE CONTAINED 35.4% FE
Analytical Data: AND 37.6% SIO2 . A SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS INDICATED THE PRESENCE OF 0.01 TO 0.1% COBALT, COPPER, AND NICKEL, AND 0.001 TO 0.01% UANADIUM. OTHER SAMPLES CONTAINED AS MUCH AS 57% FE
Analytical Data: 0.08% S
Analytical Data: 0.20% P
Analytical Data: 0.4% TIO2
Analytical Data: 0.4% MN
Analytical Data: AND 37.6% SIO2 . A SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS INDICATED THE PRESENCE OF 0.01 TO 0.1% COBALT, COPPER, AND NICKEL, AND 0.001 TO 0.01% UANADIUM. OTHER SAMPLES CONTAINED AS MUCH AS 57% FE
Analytical Data: 0.08% S
Analytical Data: 0.20% P
Analytical Data: 0.4% TIO2
Analytical Data: 0.4% MN
Materials
Ore: Hematite
Comments
| Comment Type: Deposit |
Comment: THE DEPOSIT WAS KNOWN BEFORE 1930 ; DURING 1960 IT WAS LOCATED AS THE IRON SPIKE, IRON PRINCE, AND EXTENSION GROUPS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Comment Type: Geology |
Comment: THE DEPOSIT IS ONE OF MANY SIMILAR HEMATITE OCCURRENCES IS THIS PART OF GILA AND NAVAJO COUNTIES AND IS CONSIDERED PART OF THE BROAD CONTACT - METAMORPHIC REPLACEMENT OF THE MESCAL LIMESTONE THAT HAS BEEN DILATED AND SHATTERED INTO A COMPLEX OF FAULT BLOCKS BY WIDE SPREAD INTRUSIONS OF DIABASE |
| Comment Type: Production |
Comment: NO PRODUCTION RECORD |
References
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Reference Category: Deposit
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Reference: HARRER, C.M., 1964, RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON RESOURCES IN ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8236, P. 46
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