Arizona · Gila County
Occurrence

Pig Iron Prospect

Gila County, Arizona, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Limonite, Magnetite
Geology
Associated rockDiabase
StructureFaulting Is Evident In The Area Although No Marked Displacement Of The Iron Formation Was Noted Along The Outcrop Examined. Recemented Boulders Of Fault Debris Containing Inclusions Of Iron-Bearing Quartzite Were Noted Along Stream Channels
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10027331
MRDS IDM002883
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates34.00035, -111.17404
References
HARRIER, C.M., 1964, RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON RESOURCES IN ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8236, P. 47