The Tungsten No. 1 Mine is a tungsten, molybdenum, and lead mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 3,999 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: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten, Molybdenum, Lead
Lat, Long: 33.37083, -110.88333
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Tungsten No. 1 Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tungsten No. 1 Mine
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Globe - Miami
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: 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
Name: Diabase
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS FOLIO 111 .
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 12 .
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 342 .
Reference (Deposit): ARIZONA GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, FIELD EXCURSIONS IN SO. ARIZONA, 1952: P. 121 & 122 NELS PETESEN.
Reference (Other Database): CIMRI
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