| Deposit ID | 10046271 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M241157 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | James Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Nunnelly, Ricky Dale, San Juan |
| Related records | 10186044 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.38484, 31.83985 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1646 |
| Relative position | APPROX. 3 MI. ENE OF APACHE PEAK IN THE WHETSTONE MOUNTAINS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochise(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Apache Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fort Huachuca(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Cochise |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 018S | 019E | 26 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Wolframite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Pinal Schist |
| Rock description | Pinal Schist |
| (1) | -110.38484, 31.83985 |
|---|
| Strike | E-W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 75N |
| Width | 0.41M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Whetstone District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | George R. James, |
| First year | 1954 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M241157 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040030288 |
KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 91.
ARIZONA DEPT OF MINERAL RESOURCES FILE DATA
USBM RI 5650, 1960, P. 55-56
KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SPOTTY WOLFRAMITE AND MINOR SCHEELITE IN NARROW QUARTZ VEINS IN MEDIUM-GRAINED, MUSCOVITE GRANITE ALONG A TONGUE OF PINAL SCHIST. 4 UNPATENTED CLAIMS. MANY VEINLETS PRESENT. MR. JAMES REPORTS THAT VEIN CAN BE TRACED 3000 FT, 1954; USBM RI REPORTS A FEW HUNDRED FEET |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | Zigler, Jan L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1982 | Gest, Don E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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