The Huachuca Mountains is a tungsten mine located in Cochise county, Arizona at an elevation of 7,251 feet.
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
Elevation: 7,251 Feet (2,210 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 31.43333, -110.28333
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Huachuca Mountains MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Huachuca Mountains
Secondary: Tungsten Reef Mine
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
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
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: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Production): WORKED 1916-1918 AND 1935-1943. OUTPUT APPROX. 12,000 UNITS OF WO3, OF WHICH 6,779 UNITS CAME FROM 13,694 TONS TREATED 1935-43.
References
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., UNPUBLISHED DATA.
Reference (Deposit): WILSON., E.D., 1941, ARIZ. UNIV. BULL. VOL. 12, NO. 2.
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