Big Spar Mine

The Big Spar Mine is a fluorine-fluorite mine located in Maricopa county, Arizona at an elevation of 2,641 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: Big Spar Mine  

State:  Arizona

County:  Maricopa

Elevation: 2,641 Feet (805 Meters)

Commodity: Fluorine-Fluorite

Lat, Long: 33.8961, -112.79530

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Big Spar Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Big Spar Mine
Secondary: Big Star


Commodity

Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Secondary: Calcium
Tertiary: Barium-Barite
Tertiary: Silica


Location

State: Arizona
County: Maricopa


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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: Daniel, William
Info Year: 1945

Owner Name: J. D. Campbell
Home Office: Arizona
Info Year: 1945


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
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: Sonoran Desert


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Deposit): SCREEN POWERED BY GAS ENGINE

Reference (Deposit): ADDITIONAL WORKINGS SEC 05NE,T6N,R5W

Reference (Deposit): USGS 15 VULTURE MTNS MAP

Reference (Deposit): ELEVATORSKI,E.A.ADMR AZ. FLUORSPAR RPT, 1971,P27

Reference (Deposit): ADMR IND.MIN.RPT,P37

Reference (Deposit): ADMR U FILE

Reference (Deposit): MEEVES,H, USBM R.I.6828,P58

Reference (Deposit): WILSON,E, & ROSEVEARE,G, AZ.B.M.#155,P21

Reference (Deposit): ADMR BIG SPAR MINE FILE

Reference (Deposit): MILL OPERATED ON THIS PROPERTY:CRUSHER,ELEVATOR,SHAKING


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