Mine detail: Baker and Carr Mtn. Prospects

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Location: Gila County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 33.83813, -110.94653
dep_id: 10027083
mrds_id: M001963
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Hematite, Magnetite
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
alteration: As A Result Of Contact Metamorphic Processes, Magnetite And Some Hematite Have Locally Replaced Certain Calcareous And Dolomite Beds Of 250-Foot Thick Precambrian, Mescal Limestone.
Reporter: Hall, R. K. (Creasey, S. C.)
hrock_unit: Mescal Limestone
hrock_type: Limestone,Dolomite
arock_type: Diabase
References:
  • HARPER, C.M., 1964, RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON RESOURCES IN ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8236, P. 26
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