| Deposit ID | 10282878 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M001368 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0040090369 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Beauty Prospect |
| Related records | 10026965, 10209899 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -110.05897, 32.68871 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1573 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Graham(county)
Arizona(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Blue Jay Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Mammoth(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tucson(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower 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 | Graham |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gila and Salt River | 008 S | 022 E | 36 | SWSW | Arizona |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -110.05897, 32.68871 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1955 |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0040090369 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M001368 | MAS references MRDS |
USGS BLUE JAY PEAK QUAD
BROWN, S. D., 1993, MINERAL APPRAISAL OF THE CORONADO
NATIONAL FOREST, PART 1, PINALENO-GREASEWOOD MOUNTAINS
UNIT, GRAHAM COUNTY, ARIZONA: USBM OPEN-FILE REPORT
MLA 8-93, 76 P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF AN OPEN CUT 50 X 15 X 15 FT DEEP, AN ERODED TRENCH ABOUT 150 FT LONG, AND 3 SMALL PROSPECT PITS. QUARTZ VEIN IN PRECAMBRIAN SCHIST, SPARSE DISSEMINATED SCHEELITE IN SCHIST, NEAR CONTACT WITH PRECAMBRIAN GRANITE. 12 SHORT TONS OF WO3 PREODUCED FROM 4 1/2 SHORT TONS OF ORE IN 1955. NO RESOURCES COULD BE IDENTIFIED DURING CURRENT INVESTIGATION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-JUL-93 | Brown, Don | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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