Marcotte Barite

The Marcotte Barite is a barium-barite mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,600 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: Marcotte Barite  

State:  Arizona

County:  Graham

Elevation: 4,600 Feet (1,402 Meters)

Commodity: Barium-Barite

Lat, Long: 32.7389, -110.15330

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Marcotte Barite MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Marcotte Barite


Commodity

Primary: Barium-Barite
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite


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

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Marcotte, A. J.
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1958


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


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): STEWART,L A AND PFISTER BARITE DEPOSITS OF AZ USBM R1 5651

Reference (Deposit): 1960 P 19-24

Reference (Deposit): ADMR U FILE

Reference (Deposit): ADMR FILE

Reference (Deposit): ADMR MAP FILES-MACOTTE BARITE MAP

Reference (Deposit): CLAIMS ALSO EXTEND INTO SECTIONS 14 AND 24

Reference (Deposit): USGS EUREKA RANCH QUAD

Reference (Deposit): ADMR MARCOTTE BARITE FILE

Reference (Deposit): MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF AZ ABM BULL 180 1969 P 314,

Reference (Deposit): 352

Reference (Deposit): ELEVATORSKI,E A ARIZONA FLUORSPAR ADMR 1971 P 20


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