Unnamed Prospect 117-55

The Unnamed Prospect 117-55 is a lead mine located in Pima county, Arizona.

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: Unnamed Prospect 117-55  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pima

Elevation:

Commodity: Lead

Lat, Long: 32.25222, -111.15000

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Unnamed Prospect 117-55 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Prospect 117-55


Commodity

Primary: Lead


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Amole District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Park
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.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
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: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: VEIN


Structure

Type: L
Description: Veined Silicified Zone Parallel To Bedding


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Name: Plutonic Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Barite


Comments

Comment (Workings): LARGE STOPED-LOOKING INCLINE, PIT 30M TO NW

Comment (Deposit): STRINGERS OF QUARTZ, CALCITE, BARITE, LIMONITE, AND CALCITE WITH MINOR PARTLY OXIDIZED GALENA. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV


References

Reference (Deposit): ASHLEY, R. P., 1974 , FIELD EXAM


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