The Arizona Molybdenum Mine is a molybdenum mine located in Pima county, Arizona at an elevation of 4,449 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: 4,449 Feet (1,356 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 31.71972, -111.59833
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Arizona Molybdenum Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Arizona Molybdenum Mine
Secondary: Arizona Molybdenum Co.
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Arizona
County: Pima
District: Baboquivari District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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
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: Sonoran Desert
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: LENSES
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Mafic Intrusive Rock
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ASSAY (1916) 2.2 OZ/T AG, 1.8 OZ/T AU, 3.9% CU
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THIS RECORD REPRESENTS A MERGER OF ORIGINAL RECORD M000929 WITH RE CORD M000097 OF JAN WILT IN MOLYBDENUM FILE; CONTACT PERSON, T.G. THEO DORE, USGS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Production): NO RECORDED PRODUCTION BUT REPORTEDLY OPERATING FLOATATION PLANT F OR MO CONCENTRATES IN 1917
Comment (Location): BETWEEN WEAVER AND JUPITER CANYONS
Comment (Workings): SHALLOW SHAFTS AND PITS
Comment (Development): 10 MINING CLAIMS OF APPROXIMATELY 20 ACRES EACH
Comment (Geology): FELDSPAR IS HIGHLY ALTERED
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, 1974, ABM BULL 189, P. 107
Reference (Deposit): HORTON, 1916, USBM BULL. 111, P.55
Reference (Deposit): MINES HANDBOOK, 1922, 1918
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1974
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