Bitter Spring Prospect

The Bitter Spring Prospect is a iron mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,649 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: Bitter Spring Prospect  

State:  Arizona

County:  Graham

Elevation: 4,649 Feet (1,417 Meters)

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 33.0897, -110.31140

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Bitter Spring Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Bitter Spring Prospect
Secondary: Bitter Springs Claim


Commodity

Primary: Iron
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Tertiary: Uranium


Location

State: Arizona
County: Graham


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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: San Carlos Apache Tribe
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1953


Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: 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

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): BROMFIELD,CALVIN S MINERAL RESOURCES OF SAN CARLOS INDIAN

Reference (Deposit): RES. USGS BULL 1027-N 1956

Reference (Deposit): 8236 1964 P 57-58

Reference (Deposit): ADMR BITTER CREEK FILE

Reference (Deposit): USAEC PRELIM RECONN REPORT 172-481 1954 P 382

Reference (Deposit): ADMR SAN CARLOS FILE

Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILES

Reference (Deposit): USGS SAN CARLOS RESERVOIR QUAD

Reference (Deposit): HARRER,C.M.RECONNAISANCE OF IRON RESOURCES IN AZ USBM 1C


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