| Deposit ID | 10109602 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M050238 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Luis Wash Tungsten Placers |
| Related records | 10210410 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.40097, 31.51624 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1372 |
| Relative position | 5.5 MILES SW OF ARIVACA. |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Arizona | Pima |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 022S | 009E | 14 | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Wolframite | Ore |
| Result | 3 % WO3 , AND CONCENTRATES AS 20 % WO3 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||
| |||
| (1) | -111.40097, 31.51624 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1952 |
| District name | Arivica District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|---|
| Area name | Coronado National Forest |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M050238 | |
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040190383 |
KEITH, S.B., 1974, INDEX OF MINING PROPERTIES IN PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 189, P. 106.
DALE, V.B., STEWART, L.A., MCKINNEY, W.A., 1960, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF COCHISE, PIMA, AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES, ARIZ.: USBM RI 5650.
HEYLMUN, E.B., 1987, THE SAN LUIS MOUNTAINS, ARIZONA: CALIFORNIA MINING JOURNAL, V. 56, NO 10, P. 71-75.
CIMRI
( 1 ) KEITH, S. B., 1974 , P. 106; HEYLMUN, E.B., 1987, P. 74.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS RECORD CONTAINS DATA FROM DUPLICATE RECORD D000817 OF JAMES E. ELLIOT WHICH HAS BEEN DELETED FROM MRDS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | THE RICHEST PART OF THE WASH IS 3,500 FT IN LENGTH AND UP TO 22 FT IN WIDTH WITH DEPTH RANGING FROM A FEW INCHES TO THREE FT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1979 | Johnson, Kris H. (Creasey, S.C.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1990 | Bolm, Karen S. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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