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Black Pearl

Past Producer in Yavapai county in Arizona, United States with commodities Beryllium, Bismuth, Copper, Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Iron, Molybdenum, Quartz, Silver, 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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10161782
MRDS ID M003351
MAS/MILS ID 0040250233
Record type Site
Current site name Black Pearl
Alternate or previous names Camp Wood Tungsten Mine
Related records 10027556

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -113.03636, 34.68834 (WGS84)
Elevation 1753
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yavapai(county)

Arizona(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Behm Mesa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bagdad(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Arizona Yavapai

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Gila and Salt River 015 N 007 W 18 C N2NW Arizona

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Tertiary
Bismuth Critical Secondary
Copper Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Iron Secondary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Quartz Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Unknown
Biotite Unknown
Bismuthinite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Gold Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Hornblende Unknown
Molybdenite Unknown
Muscovite Unknown
Orthoclase Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Scheelite Unknown
Silver Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -113.03636, 34.68834
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 488M
    Width 1M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 910829

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE IS IN A QUARTZ VEIN IN GRANITE. STRIKE N70-75 DEGREES WEST, DIP 75-85 DEGREES SOUTH

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1914
Year of first production 1915

Mining district

District name Camp Wood

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner John Lawler
    Home office Arizona
    Year 1973
  • Type Operator
    Owner Hillside Mining And Milling Co.
    Year 1961

Comments on the ownership information

  • HILLSIDE MINING WAS THE LAST KNOWN OPERATOR IN 1955-56.

Production statistics

  • Year 1935
    Period 1915-1935
    Description 1915-1935 62100 Lb Conc @ 70% Wo3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major WO3 Conc. Tungsten Tungsten 28168.08mt 70wt-pct
  • Year 1956
    Period 1951-1956
    Description 1951-1956 6312 Short Ton Units Of Wo3
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Tungsten Tungsten 6957.78mt

Comments on the production information

  • SHORT TON UNIT=20 LB OF WO3 CONTAINING 15.862 LB OF W.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS BAGDAD QUAD

  • Deposit

    ADMR BLACK PEARL FILE

  • Deposit

    CLAIMS ALSO IN SEC 7 AND 8 ALSO SEC 12 AND 13 T8W R15N

  • Deposit

    DALE V B TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF GILA YAVAPAI AND MOHAVE CTYS

  • Deposit

    USBM IC 8078 1961 P43

  • Deposit

    ADMR A L FLAGG VANADIUM REPORTS BOOK VI

  • Deposit

    WILSON E D TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF AZ AZBM BUL 148 1941 P 21

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROPERTY IS ALSO UNDER USGS MRDS ID NO. D000838.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-AUG-91 ADMR U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references

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Authoritative Arizona resources

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