The Mccormick is a volcanic materials and perlite mine located in Coconino county, Arizona at an elevation of 8,209 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: 8,209 Feet (2,502 Meters)
Commodity: Volcanic Materials, Perlite
Lat, Long: 35.36194, -111.60500
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Mccormick MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mccormick
Commodity
Primary: Volcanic Materials
Primary: Perlite
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Arizona
County: Coconino
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: Coconino National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Colorado Plateaus
Physiographic Section: Grand Canyon Section
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Obsidian
Ore: Cinders
Comments
Comment (Location): ON E-NE FLANK OF SUGARLOAF OF SAN FRANCISCO MOUNTAIN. THERE ARE THREE GRAVEL PITS IN SECTION 24. LAT-LONG IS FOR THE PIT CLOSEST TO THE CENTER OF THE SECTION.
Comment (Deposit): PERLITE WITH OBSIDIAN IN CINDER BED.
References
Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT NO. 4, 185 P
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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