Unnamed Prospect

The Unnamed Prospect is a copper 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

Name: Unnamed Prospect  

State:  Arizona

County:  Pinal

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper

Lat, Long: 32.99444, -110.98861

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Unnamed Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Unnamed Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Copper


Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Ripsey District


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
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: "Qtz-Ser-Pyr;" "Py-Gossan;"


Rocks

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

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


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Malachite
Ore: Chalcocite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Fluorite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): VERY LARGE DUMP

Comment (Workings): MAJOR UNDERGROUND

Comment (Geology): LARGE AMOUNT OF PYRITE DISSEMINATED IN COUNTRY ROCKS.


References

Reference (Deposit): W.J. KEITH, FIELD EXAM

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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