The Van Horn Mine is a tungsten mine located in Cochise county, Arizona.
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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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Van Horn Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Van Horn Mine
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Arizona
County: Cochise
District: Reef 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: Coronado National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: H. G. Van Horn
Years: 1943 -
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: POCKETS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Production): MINOR AMOUNTS OF TUNGSTEN ORE PRODUCED DURING WORLD WAR I AND 25 TO 30 UNITS OF TUNGSTEN CONCENTRATES PRODUCED IN 1943-45.
Comment (Deposit): ORE IN NARROW QUARTZ VEINS CUTTING SEDIMENTARY AND VOLCANIC ROCKS.
Comment (Workings): ONLY SHALLOW WORKINGS
References
Reference (Deposit): KEITH, S.B., 1973, ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES BULLETIN 187, P. 67.
Reference (Deposit): USBM FILES
Reference (Production): KEITH, 1973, ARIZ. BUR. OF MINES BULL. 187.
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