| Deposit ID | 10039573 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050355 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Western Tungsten |
| Related records | 10234169 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.3251, 31.40097 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2225 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Miller Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper San Pedro(hydrologic unit)
San Pedro-Willcox(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Gila(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Coronado National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Miller Peak Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Cochise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 023S | 020E | 29 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Copper | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -110.3251, 31.40097 |
|---|
| General form | LENS |
|---|---|
| Strike | N20E |
| Dip | 33 NW |
| Width | 0.61M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | W. W. I |
| District name | Hartford District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Coronado National Forest |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | E. Neel And Frank Kitchen |
| Home office | Phoenix, Az. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050355 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030227 |
DALE ET AL, 1960, USBM RI 5660.
HAYES AND RAUP,968, MAP I 509.
USBM FILES.
KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 67.
DALE ETAL, 1960.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IN CRUSHED QUARTZ ALONG THRUST SHEET. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1972 | Johnson, M.G. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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