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Black Magic Prospect

Past Producer in Yavapai county in Arizona, United States with commodities Tungsten, Quartz
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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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Production statistics
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026928
MRDS ID M001121
Record type Site
Current site name Black Magic Prospect
Alternate or previous names Mary D Claims, Joy, Black Diamond
Related records 10210460

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.96993, 34.74754 (WGS84)
Elevation 1707
Relative position 6.5 MILES SW OF CAMP WOOD.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yavapai(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sheridan Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Prescott(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Prescott(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Burro(hydrologic unit)

Bill Williams(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Prescott 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 Yavapai

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 016N 007W 23,26 Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Quartz Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • QUARTZ IS GRAYISH-WHITE AND CRYSTALLINE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Wolframite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.96993, 34.74754
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike E
    Dip 47 S
    Length 1219.2M
    Width 3.05M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Wolframite Is Associated With Pyrite

Comments on the geologic information

  • TUNGSTEN MINERALIZATION OBSERVED AT THE SURFACE DID NOT EXTEND TO THE ADIT LEVEL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Camp Wood District

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Production statistics

  • Year 1937
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^52 - 63 % Wo3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Wo3 Conc. Tungsten Tungsten 58wt-pct
  • Year 1942
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^60 % Wo3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Wo3 Conc. Tungsten Tungsten 60wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 182.88M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DALE, V.B., 1961, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF GILA, YAVAPAI, MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA: U.S.B.M. INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8078, P. 42.

  • Deposit

    WILSON, E.D., 1941, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 148 , P. 22.

  • Deposit

    PHILLIPS, K.A., 1987, ARIZONA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL REPORT 4, 185 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SCATTERED WOLFRAMITE UP TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER. COARSELY CRYSTALLINE QUARTZ OCCURS AS VEIN FILLINGS 3 IN TO 10 FT IN WIDTH.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1979 Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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