Ramsey Mine, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ramsey Mine | Mine |
| Plomosa Mining District | Mining District |
| Plomosa Mountains | Mountain Range |
| La Paz County | County |
| Arizona | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 37' 44'' North , 113° 58' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Brenda | 676 (2011) | 6.5km |
| Quartzsite | 3,626 (2017) | 23.6km |
| Vicksburg | 597 (2011) | 24.6km |
| Utting | 126 (2011) | 24.8km |
| La Paz Valley | 699 (2011) | 25.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Quartzsite Roadrunners Gem & Mineral Club | Quartzsite, Arizona | 24km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
R. & A. Mine; R and A Mine; Ramsay Mine
A former underground Ag-Pb-Zn-Cu-Au-Baryte-V-Sr-Mn-Fe mine located on 5 claims in East-central sec. 2, T3N, R17W, 20 miles E of Quartzsite, on federal land. Discovered 1921. Owned/operated at times, or in part, by Ramsey; R. & A. Mining Co.; Willamtho Co.; Black Mesa Mining Co. (operator); Perry & Morley; Ramsey Consolidated Mines Co.; Miller & Christofferson; Silver Star Mining Co.; and the M.M. Sundt Construction Co.
Mineralization is spotty, but often locally high-grade, oxidized lead, silver, zinc and copper ores with barite, celestite, vanadinite and manganese and iron oxides, in a relatively wide vein zone of fractures and fissures, strongly brecciated along the contact of Mesozoic limestone, quartzite, sandstone, and shale with Cretaceous or Tertiary rhyolite flows and tuff.
Workings include a shaft with several levels and tunnel operations. This mine was discovered in 1921 and worked nearly continuously through 1969. It produced some 8,400 tons of ore averaging about 35 oz. Ag/T, 1% Pb, 0.5% Zn, 0.1% Cu and minor Au. Eighteen cars of ore produced and shipped 1947.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 |
| ⓘ Descloizite Formula: PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ Vanadinite Formula: Pb5(VO4)3Cl Habit: 1-4mm curved crystals Colour: brownish green to brownish orange edges Description: Not pyromorphite |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Descloizite | 8.BH.40 | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ | Vanadinite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| V | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Descloizite | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| Pb | ⓘ Vanadinite | Pb5(VO4)3Cl |
Other Databases
| GeoNames ID: | 5310421 |
|---|---|
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10027714 |
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10137915 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Sonoran DesertDesert
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Basin and Range BasinsBasin
- Mojave DomainDomain
- Southern Basin and RangeWide Rift
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Ramsey Mine, Plomosa Mining District, Plomosa Mountains, La Paz County, Arizona, USA