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Arivaca Placers

Prospect in Pima county in Arizona, United States with commodity Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10048196
MRDS ID M800267
Record type Site
Current site name Arivaca Placers
Alternate or previous names San Luis Wash Placers
Related records 10162316

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.40069, 31.5018 (WGS84)
Elevation 1372
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 5.5 MILES SW OF ARIVACA, Lat And Long Estimated, Topo Map Has No Utm Grids

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Pima(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wilbur Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Sells(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nogales(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Rio De La Concepcion(hydrologic unit)

Rio De La Concepcion(hydrologic accounting unit)

Sonora(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Pima

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 22S 09E 15 Arizona

Comments on the location information

  • MAP DOES NOT HAVE UTM GRID

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore

Analytical data

Result TESTS OF PLACER SHOW AS MUCH AS 3 PERCENT WO3 AND DRY-WASHER CONCENTRATE ASSSAYED 20 PERCENT WO3.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.40069, 31.5018
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Arivaca District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Clarence Jarnigan
  • Type Owner
    Owner L. G. Fernstrom

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DALE ETAL 1961, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF COCHISE, PIMA, AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES: USBM RI 5650

  • Deposit

    1957 RECON USBM RI565

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO DETAILS ON SIZE GIVEN
Deposit PLACER IS A SHORT DISTANCE NORTHEAST OF EASTER GROUP OF CLAIMS AND PROBABLY DERIVED FROM THEM. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-72 Johnson, Maureen G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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