Swede Mine

The Swede Mine is a tungsten mine located in Pinal county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,350 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

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Site Name

Primary: Swede Mine
Secondary: Swede Mine and Clark Prospect
Secondary: Cole Tungsten Prospect
Secondary: Old Swede Mine

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Molybdenum

Location

State: Arizona
County: Pinal
District: Summit 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.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Helen Marie Cole

Production

Year: 1942
Description: Ap_Grade: ^Yielded 60 Lbs Of Conc Assaying 32.4% W03

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

Type: L
Description: Ne Shear Zone, Fault Displacing Vein 20 Ft

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Paleocene

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Neoproterozoic

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Wolframite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Jarosite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): MOST OF WOLFRAMITE S OF FAULT CONFINED TO 10 INCH STREAK ON HANGING WALL AT SURFACE AND ON FOOTWALL IN CROSSCUT

Comment (Geology): SWEDE VEIN TRAVERSES AN IRREGULAR TONGUE OF PINAL SCHIST PROJECTING INTO GRANITE ALONG A SHEAR ZONE SLIGHTLY DISCORDANT WITH SCHISTOSITY . REPLACEMENT MOST COMPLETE WHERE SHEAR ZONE IS INTERSECTED BY GRANITE PORPHYRY DIKES.

Comment (Deposit): THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A MERGER OF ORIGINAL RECORD M000667 WITH RECORD M030484 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE, CONTACT PERSON T.G. THEODORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): INFO FROM LAND.ST :1979

Comment (Development): 2 UNPATENTED LODE CLAIMS

Comment (Workings): ADIT CROSSCUT AND DRIFTS. SMALL OPEN CUTS, PITS, AND PROSPECT HOLES

References

Reference (Deposit): PETERSON, 1963, USGS BULL 1141-H

Reference (Deposit): DALE, 1959, USBM RI 5516

Reference (Deposit): ABM FILE DATA

Reference (Production): PETERSON, 1963

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