The Phoenix Tungsten is a tungsten mine located in Riverside county, California.
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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
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Phoenix Tungsten MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Phoenix Tungsten
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: California
County: Riverside
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Los Angeles Ranges
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Garnet
Comments
Comment (Deposit): COMPRISED OF 640 ACRES OF PATENTED LAND NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE
Comment (Deposit): SCHEELITE OCCURS IN A RIDGE BETWEEN ANDREAS AND MURRAY CANYONS. ALONG A DISTANCE OF 900 FT. ALONG THE RIDGE, THERE ARE 8 OUTCROPS, SPLOTCHES OF HIGH-GRADE ORE.
Comment (Workings): WEST SIDE OF SADDLE; OPEN CUT 35 FT. LONG, 15 FT. DEEP AND 22 FT. WIDE
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: LIMESTONE OCCURS AS THIN, SHORT REMNANTS, LARGELY ALTERED TO GARNET AND EPIDOTE
References
Reference (Deposit): TUCKER, W. B. AND SAMPSON, R. J., 1945, MINERAL RESOURCES RIVERSIDE COUNTY; CA. JOUR. MINES AND GEOLOGY, VOL. 41, NO. 3, P. 156 - 157.
Reference (Deposit): LEMMON, D.M., AND TWETO, O.L., 1962, TUNGSTEN IN THE U.S., USGS MAP, MR-25.
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