Shell Mountain Prospect

The Shell Mountain Prospect is a iron mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,001 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: Shell Mountain Prospect

State: Arizona

County: Gila

Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)

Primary Mineral: Iron

Lat, Long: 34.09528, -110.80167

Satelite image of the Shell Mountain Prospect

Shell Mountain Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Shell Mountain Prospect
Secondary: Hematite 1 To 8 Group

Commodity

Primary: Iron

Location

State: Arizona
County: Gila

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Administrative 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

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland

Mineral Deposit Model

Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR

Structure

Alterations

Rocks

Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AND 0.01 TO 0.1% CO, CU, AND NI.
Analytical Data: 7.2% SIO2. A SPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS INDICATED THE PRESENCE OF 0.001 TO 0.01% V
Analytical Data: 0.08% S
Analytical Data: 0.15% P
Analytical Data: 0.2% TIO2
Analytical Data: 0.1% MN
Analytical Data: A CHARACTER SAMPLE CONTAINED 64.2% FE

Materials

Ore: Hematite

Ore: Magnetite

Comments

References

Reference Category: Deposit

Reference: HARRER, C.M., 1964 RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON RESOURCES IN ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8236, P. 54