Unnamed Prospect

The Unnamed Prospect is a vanadium, copper, zinc, and lead mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,399 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

Name: Unnamed Prospect  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pinal

Elevation: 3,399 Feet (1,036 Meters)

Commodity: Vanadium, Copper, Zinc, Lead

Lat, Long: 32.90861, -110.83389

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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Vanadium
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal


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

Not available


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: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Mottramite


Comments

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

Comment (Deposit): EAST TRENDING SHEAR ZONE CUTS DIABASE AND PINAL SCHIST (PRECAMBRIAN ) ON N SIDE OF SWINGLE WASH. SMALL GALENA XTALS. GOETHITE NEEDLES. ELEV: 3400 FT. NO ACCESS BY ROAD. LARAMIDE MINERALIZATION. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT


References

Reference (Deposit): KRIEGER, M.H., 1972 GEOLOGIC MAP OF WINKELMAN QUADRANGLE, PINAL COUNTY,ARIZ: U.S.GEOL.SURVEY GEOL, QUAD MAP IN PRESS


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