Little Chief Mine

The Little Chief Mine is a silica 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: Little Chief Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pima

Elevation:

Commodity: Silica

Lat, Long: 32.16667, -112.45833

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Little Chief Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Little Chief Mine
Secondary: Chief Pit


Commodity

Primary: Silica


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pima


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): SECTIONS NOT LABELED ON 7 1/2 MINUTE QUAD, USED ARBITRARY POINT FOR LAT-LONG.

Comment (Deposit): "STRONG", IRREGULAR QUARTZ VEIN.


References

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI

Reference (Deposit): PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES REPORT 4, 185 P


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