Mica Mine

The Mica Mine is a quartz and 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: Mica Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pima

Elevation:

Commodity: Quartz, Silica

Lat, Long: 32.32278, -112.95556

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Satelite image of the Mica Mine

Mica Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Mica Mine
Secondary: Clark Silica


Commodity

Primary: Quartz
Primary: Silica


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pima


Land Status

Administrative Organization: Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

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


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

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Location): NO SECTION LINES ON TOPO, LAT-LONG FROM MINE SHAFT SW OF CHICO SHUNIE SHOWN ON TOPO.


References

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

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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