Savanah & Easter 4 Prospects

The Savanah & Easter 4 Prospects is a copper, barium-barite, lead, and silver mine located in Pinal 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

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Site Name

Primary: Savanah & Easter 4 Prospects

Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Barium-Barite
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver

Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Owl Head District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Other: Qtz-Barite-Sericite

Rocks

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

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

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLE TAKEN FOR XRAY OF DARK MINERAL. ASSAY OF 51 OZ AG IN PIT ALONG STRIKE OF MAIN VEIN OF SAVANAH. EASTER 4 GAVE 17 OZ AG.

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Barite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): MODERATE TO HEAVY QUARTZ VEINING ON EASTER 4 CLAIM (400' IS QUARTZ, GALENA, CHALCOPYRITE). AT SAVANAH ALSO SERICITE VEINS ON QUARTZ, BARITE, PLUS LINARITE.

Comment (Workings): OLD SHAFT AT SAVANAH

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1964)

References

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

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

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