The Westlake Prospect is a tungsten mine located in Gila county, Arizona at an elevation of 5,801 feet.
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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
Elevation: 5,801 Feet (1,768 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 33.30083, -110.85833
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Westlake Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Westlake Prospect
Secondary: Del Ray Silver Continental Tungsten
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Gila
District: Pioneer District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: Tonto National Forest
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
Form: LINEAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Silver
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Wolframite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Workings): UP TO JUNE, 1940 , DEVELOPMENT OF THE VEINS HAD BEEN LIMITED TO A FEW SHORT ADITS AND SHALLOW SURFACE OPENINGS.
Comment (Deposit): CLAIMS CONSIST PRINCIPALLY OF GRANULAR GLASSY GRAYISH-WHITE QUARTZ.
References
Reference (Deposit): WILSON, E.D., 1941, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS OF ARIZONA: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 148, P. 29
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