The Shell Mountain Prospect is a iron mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,001 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: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 34.09528, -110.80167
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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
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.
Administrative Organization: Tonto National Forest
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
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
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
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): HARRER, C.M., 1964 RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON RESOURCES IN ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8236, P. 54
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