Aquarius Range

The Aquarius Range is a tungsten mine located in Mohave county, Arizona.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Aquarius Range  

State:  Arizona

County:  Mohave

Elevation:

Commodity: Tungsten

Lat, Long: 34.78333, -113.43333

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Aquarius Range MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Aquarius Range


Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Mica


Location

State: Arizona
County: Mohave


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Mexican Highland


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Huebnerite
Ore: Muscovite


Comments

Comment (Production): NO PRODUCTION FROM THE BERGER AND PHILLIPS OR FREEMAN MINES. A FEW UNITS PRODUCED FROM THE SHORT MINE. THE WILLIAMS MINE WAS WORKED ON A SMALL SCALE INTERMITTENTLY FROM 1904 TO 1943. OUTPUT ESTIMATED AT MORE THAN 1,200 UNITS OF WO3.


References

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.

Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.

Reference (Deposit): WILSON., E.D., 1941, ARIZ. UNIV. BULL. VOL. 12, NO. 2.

Reference (Other Database): CIMRI


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