Unnamed Prospect Vhnw-007r

The Unnamed Prospect Vhnw-007r is a 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 Vhnw-007r  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pima

Elevation:

Commodity:

Lat, Long: 32.42778, -111.63194

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Unnamed Prospect Vhnw-007r MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Prospect Vhnw-007r


Commodity

Tertiary: Copper


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Silver Bell District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Permian


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Chrysocolla
Ore: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): ON FAULT RAIN VALLEY FM. AGAINST K SEDIMENT.

Comment (Workings): 1 SHAFT

Comment (Deposit): COPPER OXIDES FRACTURES IN LIMESTONE, FAULT GOUGE ALSO DISPLAYS OXIDIZED SULFIDES; JAROSITE ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV


References

Reference (Deposit): BANKS, N. G., 1976 , FIELD EXAM


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