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Arizona · Gila County

McFadden Peak

Unconfirmed Fluorine-Fluorite Mixed Underground / Surface

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Key facts

State
Arizona
County
Gila
Development status
Prospect
Mine type
Mixed underground / surface
Primary commodity
Fluorine-Fluorite
Verification
Unconfirmed

Also known as

  • Jerky Group, Mack Group

Mine Location

Approximate Area

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Documented underground workings

Source classification: Underground operation documented

Specific physical workings are not yet documented in discrete records.

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  • USGS MRDS working type: Underground
  • MRDS work_type documents underground workings: Surface, Underground · work_type

Verification

Unconfirmed

Source records support underground workings, but UndergroundMines has not yet independently verified this mine.

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Why it's listed

Source records document both underground and surface mining.

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History & operations

Historical record

  • Development status: Prospect

Operators / organizations

  • Western Fluorspar, Ltd. · Historical operator · 1982

Commodities & minerals

Reported minerals

  • Calcite
  • Fluorite
  • Quartz

Access & recent conditions

Land
unknown

Community reports

No community field reports yet.

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Sources & evidence

USGS Mineral Resources Data System

Type: Historical mine record

Supports:

  • mine identity
  • development status
  • commodities
  • underground eligibility evidence

Mindat

Type: Mineralogical locality database

Record: Mindat Locality: 278158

Supports:

  • locality identity

A Mindat locality match does not by itself establish underground workings.

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